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Let The World Burn

C++ Debugging Programming

2 months ago 77.5M views 0 shares

Let The World Burn

Someone decided to implement operator++ that decrements and operator-- that increments. This is the programming equivalent of labeling the hot water tap "cold" and watching civilization collapse. Sure, it'll compile. Sure, it'll run. But the next developer who touches this code? They're going to need therapy. Peak chaotic evil energy. The kind of code that gets you banned from contributing to open source projects and added to watchlists.

Prison-Worthy Regex Crime

Programming Debugging StackOverflow Webdev

1 year ago 343.5K views 0 shares

Prison-Worthy Regex Crime

Writing regex from scratch is basically a criminal offense in the developer world. It's like trying to defuse a bomb while blindfolded—sure, it might work, but the chances of creating an eldritch horror that matches everything except what you want are astronomically high. Even seasoned developers break out in cold sweats when faced with crafting regex patterns without the safety net of StackOverflow or regex101.com. The prison inmate's reaction is completely justified—this is the kind of reckless behavior that gets your pull requests rejected and your commit privileges revoked!