Code life Memes

Hobby coders: "I made a little app that tracks my plants' watering schedule!" Professional developers: *dead inside, sustained only by caffeine and spite* "The production server is on fire again and Stack Overflow is down." The difference? One still has hope. The other has a paycheck and an energy drink addiction.

Oh look, the stark reality of our life choices laid bare. Kid says "I'm gonna be a doctor!" and everyone celebrates like they just won the lottery. Same kid says "I'm gonna be a programmer" and suddenly it's a funeral procession. Hits different after your third consecutive night debugging someone else's spaghetti code while the doctor friend is posting vacation pics from their yacht. But hey, at least we can automate our depression, right?