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I'm Not Asking For Much
Webdev React Javascript Programming Databases
17 days ago 104.4K views 0 shares
I'm Not Asking For Much
Ah yes, the classic client scope creep. First panel: "Make me a portfolio website?" Simple enough, just slap some HTML and CSS together, maybe a touch of JavaScript. Second panel: "Now make me a simple store. How hard can it be?" Suddenly you need React, MySQL, authentication, payment processing, and whatever that circuit diagram is supposed to be. Probably the client's "simple" idea for a recommendation algorithm that "just works like Amazon's but better." It's like asking someone to build a doghouse and then casually requesting they add an infinity pool and home theater while they're at it. Because you know, how hard can it be?

Folding Phones: The Web Developer's New Nightmare
Webdev React Javascript Programming Frontend
20 days ago 87.3K views 0 shares
Folding Phones: The Web Developer's New Nightmare
Folding phones: "Look at our revolutionary technology!" Web developers: *existential crisis intensifies* Just when we finally convinced clients that websites don't need to look identical on every device, Samsung drops these origami nightmares. Responsive design was hard enough with rectangles. Now we're debugging layouts that fold like a lawn chair. Media queries don't have a "bent in half" setting yet.

The Legacy Browser Waterloo
Webdev Microsoft Windows Javascript Debugging
1 month ago 109.4K views 0 shares
The Legacy Browser Waterloo
That moment when your client emails a biblical scroll of "bugs" they found while using Internet Explorer 6 on their Windows XP fossil. Like Napoleon here, you're just staring into the abyss contemplating your life choices. What am I supposed to do? Build a time machine? The browser was discontinued in 2022 for a reason. No amount of CSS hacks or polyfills will save that trainwreck. But you'll still spend three days trying to fix it because the client pays your bills. Meanwhile, Chrome and Firefox users are having zero issues with your perfectly standards-compliant code.

I Cant Take It Any More
Programming Webdev Frontend Backend
1 month ago 70.0K views 0 shares
I Cant Take It Any More
Ah, the classic "I know a programmer" tax in action! Nothing says friendship like asking for a free app at 8 AM and expecting you to both design AND build it. The smooth "That's where you come in!" is basically code for "I have absolutely no idea how this works but I'm sure you can whip it up by lunchtime." This is the digital equivalent of asking a doctor friend to check out your weird rash at a dinner party. Bonus points for the early morning ambush when your defenses are down and you haven't had enough coffee to calculate the 300+ hours of unpaid labor they're casually requesting.

The Data Cake Of Broken Dreams
Databases Programming Debugging Backend
1 month ago 106.3K views 0 shares
The Data Cake Of Broken Dreams
Client: "Our data is very organized and clean!" Developer: *receives a pile of crumbled chocolate cupcakes with random file formats scattered around* The expectation vs. reality gap in data handoffs is the tech world's greatest practical joke. Clients envision their data as this adorable, well-groomed dog cake with perfect frosting roses, while developers get what looks like someone dropped the cake in a parking lot and then tried to fix it with a spatula and blind optimism. And of course, they've sprinkled in some Excel, XML, TXT, and PDF files because why use one consistent format when you can use four incompatible ones? Nothing says "professional data management" like a digital version of a dessert crime scene.

We'Re Safe..
Programming AI Webdev Agile Frontend
1 month ago 92.8K views 0 shares
We'Re Safe..
Oh, the eternal job security of dealing with clients who say they want a "simple website" but actually mean "Facebook but better" with a budget of $200. The AI apocalypse might be coming for some jobs, but programmers can sleep soundly knowing that no robot will ever decipher "make it pop" or "I'll know what I want when I see it." Our superpower isn't coding—it's somehow building functional software from requirements that change faster than JavaScript frameworks.

Technical Debt
Programming Devops Agile Debugging Backend
1 month ago 101.6K views 1 shares
Technical Debt
The perfect visual representation of technical debt! The house is literally falling apart with supports barely holding it together, yet the client is wondering why adding a simple window is taking forever. Classic project management disconnect where non-technical stakeholders can't see that the codebase is a structural disaster zone. It's like asking why you can't just slap a new coat of paint on a burning building. The umbrella is my favorite part - someone's desperately trying to patch things while everything collapses!

Million Dollar Client
Programming Webdev Agile Debugging Testing
1 month ago 73.2K views 0 shares
Million Dollar Client
Ah, the classic "we just found a bug in something you built during the Obama administration" scenario. That forced smile hides the internal screaming of every developer who's had to dive back into ancient code they don't even remember writing. The best part? The feature probably worked perfectly for 4 years until someone decided to use it in a way that defies all logic and reason. Now you get to archaeologically excavate your own code while the client watches with that "we're paying you a lot of money" expression. Time to dust off the old commit history and figure out what past-you was thinking... if you even documented it. Spoiler alert: you didn't.