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Gated Community

5 days ago 71.2K views 0 shares

OMG, the ultimate nerd joke just dropped! 💀 The meme shows logical gates OR, NOR, and XOR with their proper circuit symbols, but then for "EOR" it's literally Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh! It's that horrific moment when your computer science professor makes a dad joke and you don't know whether to laugh or transfer schools. The audacity of combining digital logic with cartoon characters should be ILLEGAL! *dramatically faints onto keyboard*

Frontend Vs. Backend

Backend Webdev Programming Debugging Frontend

6 days ago 80.2K views 0 shares

The MGM lion is the perfect mascot for web development. On the frontend, you've got this majestic, polished beast roaring confidently at users. Flip to the backend and it's just some poor exhausted dev sprawled across a table with their code running upside down and backwards. The backend is where dreams and clean architecture go to die, but hey—at least the users get to see a pretty lion! Ten years in the industry and I still can't tell if I'm the lion or the guy face-planted on the keyboard. Probably depends on the sprint.

The PM's Timeline Vs. The Engineer's Reality

Agile Devops Programming

14 days ago 81.8K views 0 shares

The PM's Timeline Vs. The Engineer's Reality

The eternal standoff between reality and fantasy in tech projects. On the left, we have the engineer clutching their head in existential pain as they try to explain that physics, time, and sanity all prevent the feature from being delivered. Meanwhile, the PM on the right is smugly contemplating how to explain to the clients why the "definitely shipping next week" feature is now "coming soon™" for the third sprint in a row. It's the software development equivalent of watching someone promise they can build a rocket to Mars using only duct tape and stackoverflow answers while the aerospace engineer has a mental breakdown in the corner.

The Universal IT Solution Reaches Space

Debugging Hardware Physics Programming

16 days ago 71.8K views 0 shares

NASA, the literal ROCKET SCIENTISTS who put humans on the moon, fixed a multi-billion dollar space telescope with the EXACT SAME TECHNIQUE I use when my Wi-Fi stops working! 💀 The pinnacle of human engineering and astronomical achievement, the Hubble telescope, gets the same treatment as my $20 router from Best Buy. I'm SCREAMING! All those PhDs and fancy degrees, and their ultimate solution was "have you tried turning it off and on again?" The universal IT support mantra transcends even the vacuum of space!

The Four Quadrants Of Programming Reality

Programming Agile Algorithms Debugging Testing

20 days ago 115.0K views 0 shares

The Four Quadrants Of Programming Reality

Ah, the four horsemen of software development reality. On one side, you've got non-engineers throwing random examples at you like confetti at a parade. Meanwhile, engineers are busy creating elegant abstract models with "general rules" that work beautifully... in theory. Then comes implementation - that beautiful moment when your elegant solution crashes into the wall of "weird corner cases" and "unintended consequences." Don't forget the obligatory hack comment that somehow keeps the whole thing from imploding. And finally, the solution that SHOULD have been implemented - simple, straightforward, and completely ignored in favor of whatever Frankenstein's monster we actually shipped. With a "red herring" thrown in just to make sure we wasted time chasing something irrelevant. This isn't a meme. It's a documentary.

I Ask Myself Every Day What Went Wrong

Math AI Algorithms Physics Programming

22 days ago 94.6K views 0 shares

The eternal struggle of math majors who chose programming instead of the "traditional" math paths. On the left, we see the bright, colorful world of physics, machine learning, electrical engineering, statistics, and numerical analysis – all respectable career choices that utilize advanced mathematics. On the right, the noir film-style programmer, stripped of color and joy, questioning their life choices while debugging someone else's spaghetti code at 3 AM. That moment when you realize you could be solving differential equations but instead you're arguing with the compiler about why a semicolon is missing. The math degree prepared you to understand complex algorithms but forgot to mention you'd spend 90% of your time fixing indentation errors.

Must Be A DDoS Attack

Devops Networking Programming Debugging Backend

24 days ago 91.0K views 0 shares

Ah, the classic tech executive playbook: First, fire a third of your engineering team. Then, host a high-profile interview that everyone will want to watch. Finally, act surprised when your remaining skeleton crew can't handle the traffic spike. It's like removing three wheels from your car and then wondering why it can't complete a cross-country road trip. The distributed denial of service isn't from hackers—it's from your own distributed denial of common sense.

Where Is The Documentation

Programming Devops Agile Debugging Testing

1 month ago 91.3K views 0 shares

The eternal corporate blame game in its natural habitat. Nobody actually knows how the feature works because the documentation disappeared into the same void where missing socks and project timelines go. QA points to Product, Product points to Engineering, and Engineering points right back because that's how we roll in software development. Meanwhile, the customer is sitting there wondering why they pay for this circus. The real documentation was the friends we made along the way.

Over Promise Under Deliver

Agile Devops Programming Testing

1 month ago 89.4K views 0 shares

The eternal tech company standoff: Engineer holding their head in despair because they know the laws of physics, time, and sanity won't allow that feature to be built in a week... while the Project Manager has already sent out the company-wide email with champagne emojis announcing the launch date. That awkward moment when your PM has promised the impossible to stakeholders while you're still figuring out if the feature is even technically feasible. Nothing says "team dynamics" like one person having a migraine about reality while the other is planning the celebration party.

Refactoring This Should Be A Breeze...

Programming Agile Debugging Testing

1 month ago 95.8K views 0 shares

Ever seen a codebase that looks like it was designed by drunk toddlers playing Jenga? That's what happens when someone utters those fateful words: "Just keep coding. We can always fix it later." This brick wall is basically every legacy project I've inherited. Sure, it technically "works" in the same way this wall technically exists — but one strong breeze (or one edge case) and the whole thing collapses faster than my will to live during a 3 AM production hotfix. And that promised refactoring? It's like saying "I'll start my diet tomorrow" — we all know it's never happening. By the time you circle back, you'll need a team of archaeologists to understand what that spaghetti mess was supposed to do in the first place.

Just Got Accepted Into Mc Faang

Python Linux Debugging Databases Backend

1 month ago 168.8K views 0 shares

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Content After thousands of applications, I just accepted an offer from a McFAANG company! Shitpost Don't want to specify which one, but I'm super excited to finally be working at a top tier McFAANG company! I will be in a Forward Deployed Food Engineering Specialist role! Some of my job responsibilities include: Building ETL pipelines to extract frozen patties from the FREEZER database and transforming them into ready made burgers Deriving insights and analysis on client orders from the cash register Managing real-time NoSQL (No Salt Queue Layer) deployments for french fry processing Maintaining high-throughput IO operations at drive-through queuing interface while ensuring sub-60-second response times Implementing mission-critical data cleaning protocols using proprietary mop-based algorithms Debugging ice cream machines I'm extremely excited to receive a base TC of over 280k (per decade) for my first job out of college! If anyone wants some tips or tricks, feel free to ask

What Is Adomain Specific Language

Programming

2 months ago 24.5K views 0 shares

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Content thelancecarison o 53m I'm having a tough time describing what a DSL (domain specific language) is to a friend that is learning about these things. I have my version and definition but I think my definition might be too complicated and don't want them to feel discouraged! Chat, can we come up with really good metaphors and reasons why we use DSLs to help explain how to use them and their purpose? Q12 C) hi.im.vijay o 6 36m a domain-specific language is what happens when you give a staff engineer too much time to work on an engineering problem 31 Q1 (22

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