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The Perfect Date Format Romance
Programming Databases Backend
24 days ago 125.6K views 0 shares
The Perfect Date Format Romance
When someone asks about the "perfect date," most people think romance, but developers think ISO 8601! The responder skipped candlelit dinners and went straight for DD/MM/YYYY formatting—because nothing says "I'm a programmer" like standardizing timestamp formats. The date format wars are real and brutal in codebases worldwide. MM/DD/YYYY fans are typing angry comments right now, while ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD) enthusiasts are smugly nodding in their ergonomic chairs. The perfect relationship? One where you both agree on date formatting conventions.

English Vs Programming
Programming C++ Algorithms Javascript Python
4 months ago 233.5K views 0 shares
English Vs Programming
In English, the letters 'i' and 'j' are just skinny little characters that barely make an impact. But in programming? Those loop counters bench press your entire codebase. Nothing quite like watching your nested for loops with i,j variables crush through 10,000 iterations without breaking a sweat. Those humble little variables carry the weight of algorithms that would make mere mortals collapse. Seven years into my career and I'm still naming my loop counters i,j,k like it's some sacred tradition passed down from the elders of computer science.

The Great SQL Capitalization Escape
Databases Programming Backend
4 months ago 129.0K views 0 shares
The Great SQL Capitalization Escape
THE ABSOLUTE DRAMA of SQL formatting! One second you're lounging like Skeletor, smugly declaring "Writing SQL in all caps is a choice, not a requirement" and the next you're RUNNING AWAY because you've unleashed pure CHAOS on the database team! The holy war of SQL formatting claims another victim! Those database purists will hunt you down with their perfectly indented queries and meticulously capitalized keywords until the end of time! The AUDACITY to suggest lowercase SQL! Might as well have said tabs are better than spaces or that semicolons are optional! Some developer sins can never be forgiven!