Bootstrap paradox Memes

Ah, the infinite recursion of programming inception. That confused SpongeBob face perfectly captures the existential crisis every developer has at 3AM when they realize compilers are just programs written in other languages, which were written using other compilers, which were... wait, where does it end? It's turtles all the way down, folks. The first compiler was probably written in assembly, which was written by hand, by some poor soul who deserves both our pity and respect. This is the programming equivalent of asking "who created the creator?" and then watching your brain melt into your coffee.