Deserialization Memes

Someone's out here debugging their JSON deserializer while staring at a response body that's basically one giant array. Not an object. An array . The kind that starts with a bracket, not a curly brace. Deserializing an array into an object is like trying to pour water into a colander and wondering why your cup is empty. The type mismatch is right there, highlighted in blue, mocking you. But sure, let's spend another hour checking if the property names match. Pro tip: when your deserializer returns empty objects, maybe check if you're actually receiving what you think you're receiving. Revolutionary concept, I know.