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The Friday Deployment Russian Roulette
Devops Programming Debugging Testing
5 days ago 58.7K views 0 shares
The Friday Deployment Russian Roulette
The eternal dilemma: two big red buttons. One promises a peaceful weekend. The other guarantees chaos by deploying to production on Friday. The sweating developer knows there's only one choice management will accept, and it's not the one that lets them sleep at night. Nothing says "I hate myself" quite like pushing code right before clocking out for two days.

The Satan's Login System
Security Algorithms Programming Debugging
6 days ago 60.5K views 0 shares
The Satan's Login System
The kid's "brute-force attack protection" is pure evil genius. While everyone's freaking out over his code, he's just sitting there with that smug little grin. His masterpiece? A login system that shows "Wrong login or password" even when the password is correct—but ONLY on the first attempt. It's basically digital psychological warfare. Every developer in that room just died inside imagining the hours of debugging hell this would cause. The coffee guy spitting out his drink is all of us realizing we'd probably format our entire machine before finding this little gem.

I Dont Remember This Scene
Vim Devops Programming Linux Debugging
7 days ago 91.0K views 1 shares
I Dont Remember This Scene
When your production server is infected with malware and the only way to communicate with the outside world is through Vim commands! That hazmat suit isn't protecting them from a virus - it's protecting them from the absolute horror of not being able to exit Vim. The desperate "ESC :q!" is the universal distress signal of developers trapped in the terminal abyss. Some say they're still trying to save and quit to this day...

Been There
Databases Devops Programming Debugging Backend
13 days ago 93.3K views 1 shares
Been There
That moment when your stomach drops through the floor because you just executed DELETE * FROM users; and suddenly realize you're connected to production instead of your local environment. The five stages of database grief begin: denial, anger, bargaining with the SQL gods, depression, and finally acceptance that your resume needs updating. This is the exact face you make when contemplating how many years of your career just evaporated in a single keystroke. Career-ending query speedrun: WORLD RECORD!

Thank You But Keep Your Mouth Shut
Programming Webdev Agile Javascript Frontend
13 days ago 71.8K views 0 shares
Thank You But Keep Your Mouth Shut
Every developer's internal reaction when a non-technical friend starts with "I've got an app idea." The threatening pose perfectly captures that mix of dread and irritation we feel when someone's about to pitch their "revolutionary" app that's basically "Uber but for hamsters" or "Facebook but people are nice." What they don't realize is they're the 500th person to think they're the first to come up with it, and no, we don't want to build it for free in exchange for "exposure" or a mythical 2% equity that'll totally make us rich someday.