Hardcoded Memes

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It's Working

It's Working
Someone asked for help printing numbers 1-25 in a clockwise expanding spiral pattern. The "solution" is just five hardcoded print statements with the numbers manually typed out in rows. No loops, no algorithms, no spiral logic—just raw, unfiltered copy-paste energy. The sender confidently declares "It's working" like they just solved P=NP. Technically correct? Sure. The numbers are there. They're in some kind of pattern. Mission accomplished, right? This is the programming equivalent of being asked to build a car and showing up with a skateboard taped to a lawnmower. The person who asked for help said "thanks" which means they either didn't actually look at the code, or they've completely given up on life. Both are valid responses in this industry.

Sounds A Bit Simple

Sounds A Bit Simple
The classic "I'll just roll my own" energy right here. Using random , time , or os modules for random number generation? That's for normies who understand entropy and cryptographic security. Real chads hardcode their RNG by... wait, what? Just picking a number and calling it random? The top panel shows the sensible approach—leveraging well-tested external modules that actually use system entropy, hardware noise, or timing jitter to generate proper random numbers. The bottom panel? That's the developer who thinks return 4; // chosen by fair dice roll. guaranteed to be random. is peak engineering. It's deterministic chaos masquerading as randomness, and honestly, it's the kind of confidence that breaks cryptographic systems and makes security researchers weep into their coffee. Pro tip: If your random number generator doesn't involve at least some external entropy source, you're basically just writing fan fiction about randomness.

The Million Dollar API Key Giveaway

The Million Dollar API Key Giveaway
Congratulations! You've just launched a security breach disguised as an AI startup! The "yellow line" isn't a bug—it's your IDE screaming in terror because you've hardcoded API keys directly in your source code. Nothing says "professional developer" like publishing your AWS, Supabase, OpenAI, and custom API credentials to the entire internet. Those aren't just strings—they're golden tickets to your infrastructure that now belong to everyone with an internet connection. Pro tip: when speedrunning bankruptcy, this is definitely the optimal strategy!