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Dear Universities, Real Programmers Don't Use Paper
Programming Debugging
14 days ago 141.7K views 0 shares
Dear Universities, Real Programmers Don't Use Paper
Ah, the classic CS exam paradox! Nothing says "I understand programming" like frantically scribbling syntax on dead trees while praying your indentation looks right without an IDE. Meanwhile, in the real world, we're all just professional Googlers with Stack Overflow PhDs. The irony that the guy holding the sign built a billion-dollar empire without ever having to pass a whiteboard algorithm test on paper is just *chef's kiss*. Next up in university curriculum: "Writing HTML with quill and parchment" and "Debugging without actually running the code because reasons."

The Circus Of C Programming Exams
C++ Algorithms Programming
1 month ago 162.6K views 0 shares
The Circus Of C Programming Exams
Ah, C programming exams – where the real challenge isn't the code but surviving the professor's sadistic test design. First they paint on the basic "multiple choice" mask, then progressively transform into a full circus act with each question more absurd than the last. By the time they're forbidding calculators for 2^32 (that's 4,294,967,296 for us nerds who memorized it out of spite), you realize the course was never about programming – it was about psychological warfare. And they wonder why we drink so much coffee.

Dear Universities, Proofreading Matters Too
Programming Debugging
1 month ago 130.4K views 0 shares
Dear Universities, Proofreading Matters Too
The irony of a tech billionaire complaining about writing code on paper while his grammatical error proves the exact point universities are trying to make. Nothing says "I'm ready for production" like code that can't compile because you wrote "makes us programmer" instead of "makes us programmers." Universities aren't teaching you to code on paper because it's fun - they're teaching you to think before you type. Just like proofreading before you post a sign to millions of people.

The Unreasonable Difficulty Curve
Programming Algorithms
1 month ago 166.1K views 0 shares
The Unreasonable Difficulty Curve
The classic educational progression: learn to drive an automatic in class, practice with a manual transmission for homework, then take your exam in the cockpit of a Boeing 747. Computer science degrees in a nutshell. "Here's how variables work" on Monday, "implement a neural network from scratch" by Friday, and "invert a binary tree while the building is on fire" during finals week.

From Zero To NASA In Three Easy Steps
Programming Algorithms
2 months ago 150.7K views 0 shares
From Zero To NASA In Three Easy Steps
Ah, the classic academic bait-and-switch. Class: "Here's how to shift an automatic car." Homework: "Now try this manual transmission." Exams: "Pilot this entire spacecraft with no prior training and save humanity." Ten years into my career and I'm still waiting for someone to explain why I needed to implement a red-black tree from scratch when in reality I just Google "how to center a div" every other day.

The Ultimate Career Prank
AI Webdev Programming
2 months ago 150.8K views 0 shares
The Ultimate Career Prank
Nothing says "career optimization" quite like spending your entire youth mastering skills that become obsolete the moment ChatGPT learns to write a for-loop. The education system really nailed that return on investment. Somewhere, a CS professor is updating their syllabus to include "How to Convince AI You're Still Useful 101."

Does LLMs Really Makes Us Dumb
AI Programming
2 months ago 176.1K views 0 shares
Does LLMs Really Makes Us Dumb
Oh look, a scientific paper proving what we all suspected: our brains turn to mush when we outsource thinking to AI. The title is actually a hidden message – "Does LLMs Really Makes Us Dumb" – with the first letters spelling it out. Brilliant academic trolling right there. Those fancy brain scans? They're showing our neurons basically taking a vacation when using ChatGPT for essays. Seven MIT researchers spent grant money to scientifically confirm that copying AI homework makes you dumber. Could've just asked any TA grading freshman papers. Next groundbreaking study: water is wet, and Stack Overflow copy-paste makes junior devs forget how loops work.

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They Don't Know I Have A Computer Science Degree
Programming
2 months ago 167.6K views 0 shares
They Don't Know I Have A Computer Science Degree
Four years of algorithm analysis, data structures, and discrete mathematics just to ask if you want ketchup with that. The job market's so saturated that your resume with "proficient in 12 programming languages" is now being used to wrap burgers. Still paying off student loans with minimum wage while the CS dropout who made a silly app about cats is now worth millions. The ultimate stack overflow.

Full Outer Join
Databases Algorithms Programming
2 months ago 274.5K views 0 shares
Full Outer Join
OH. MY. GOD. This is the most SAVAGE database joke I've ever witnessed! 💀 A FULL OUTER JOIN literally returns ALL rows from BOTH tables, matching them where possible but keeping the unmatched ones too! Just like these two books - "What They Teach You at Harvard Business School" and "What They DON'T Teach You at Harvard Business School" - which together contain THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE OF KNOWLEDGE! I am DECEASED! The database nerds are absolutely HOWLING right now while everyone else is left wondering why we're cackling over SQL joins! This is the kind of humor that separates the database architects from the mere mortals!

The Computer Science Factory Is Hiring
Programming
3 months ago 208.2K views 0 shares
The Computer Science Factory Is Hiring
Nothing says "I understand technology" quite like thinking Computer Science is about manufacturing computers. Dad's response is the perfect encapsulation of why explaining your career to family is harder than explaining recursion to a first-year student. The classic disconnect between what non-tech people think we do ("oh, you can fix my printer!") versus the reality of crying over a missing semicolon at 2AM. The computer science factory is currently hiring - must have 10 years experience in a language that's 3 years old and be willing to work for exposure.

From Algorithms To Asking "Would You Like Fries With That?"
Programming
3 months ago 134.2K views 0 shares
From Algorithms To Asking "Would You Like Fries With That?"
Ah, the classic tale of the underemployed programmer. Four years of algorithms, data structures, and all-night coding sessions just to ask "Would you like fries with that?" When your IDE is replaced by a POS terminal and your deployment environment is now the drive-thru lane. The ultimate "it works in production but not in my career" scenario. Meanwhile, Silicon Valley tech bros who can barely center a div are making six figures. The irony is rich enough to clog arteries – just like the food being served.

It's Inevitable: The Great CS Degree Desert Expedition
Programming Algorithms Debugging
3 months ago 109.8K views 0 shares
It's Inevitable: The Great CS Degree Desert Expedition
Four years of studying sorting algorithms, computational complexity, and discrete mathematics... only to find yourself completely out of your element in a real-world codebase. That scuba gear in the desert perfectly captures the disconnect between academic theory and industry reality. You're equipped for an ocean of knowledge that simply doesn't exist where you've landed. Meanwhile, your new team casually mentions they need you to refactor a 10-year-old legacy system written by someone who apparently coded with their elbows. No data structure in your textbooks prepared you for that depth of technical debt.