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Can You Explain How It Works
Programming StackOverflow Debugging
20 hours ago 262.6K views 1 shares
Can You Explain How It Works
You know that feeling when your code works but you have absolutely no idea why? Yeah, that's the vibe here. Developer confidently drops buzzwords like "vibe coded" and talks about "the future" like they're some tech visionary. Then someone asks them to actually explain the implementation details and suddenly it's *crickets*. The stack overflow copy-paste energy is strong with this one. Sure, the app runs. Sure, it passes the demo. But ask them to walk through the logic and they're looking at you like a confused cat at a microphone. We've all been there—riding high on that dopamine hit when something finally compiles, then immediately forgetting every single thing we just did to make it work.

Classic
Algorithms Math Vim Programming Debugging
4 days ago 202.3K views 0 shares
Classic
You're sitting there proud of yourself for using a debugger and waiting a whole 60 seconds for your IDE to boot up, thinking you're doing pretty well. Then you look at the leaderboard and realize you're competing against: • A guy who's literally on Adderall speedrunning problems with pre-written scripts • Someone doing APL puzzles on a System/360 emulator for fun (their HTML 2.0 compliant homepage confirms they're clinically insane) • An Eastern European dev making $200k who types faster than your brain can process thoughts • A Linux kernel hacker golfing in languages that sound like Lovecraftian incantations and measuring performance in clock cycles • A Chinese prodigy who's been institutionalized since age 3 and needs a PhD in discrete math just to understand their solutions • And finally, the most terrifying of all: an IT support guy forced to solve everything in Excel VBA who somehow channels the collective knowledge of every Indian educational YouTuber ever Competitive programming: where your imposter syndrome gets imposter syndrome.

Just Fuck My Career Up Bruh
Gamedev Unity Programming
6 days ago 144.5K views 0 shares
Just Fuck My Career Up Bruh
Nothing says "I'm making informed career decisions" quite like clicking on a YouTube video titled "20 Game Dev Tips I Wish I Was Told Earlier" at 8:40 in the evening. Because clearly, the best time to question your entire professional trajectory is right before bed when your brain is already running on fumes and existential dread. The thumbnail's desperate "GIVE UP NOW" energy combined with that haunting orange character perfectly captures that special moment when you realize you've been doing everything wrong for years. The algorithm knows exactly when you're vulnerable and serves up content that'll have you rewriting your entire codebase at midnight. Fun fact: Game dev is one of the few industries where you can work 80-hour weeks, learn 15 different engines, master shader programming, and still make less than a junior web developer who learned React last month. But sure, let's watch another tutorial about what we should've done differently.

Microsoft Certified Html Professional
Webdev AI Microsoft Programming Frontend
7 days ago 203.1K views 1 shares
Microsoft Certified Html Professional
The classic interrogation technique applied to tech bros who pad their resumes. Someone claims they "use AI to write code" and "develop enterprise applications," but when pressed for specifics, they're really just making webpages. The punchline hits different because there's a massive gap between building scalable enterprise systems and throwing together HTML/CSS landing pages, yet both can technically be called "development." The Microsoft certification in the title adds another layer of irony—Microsoft offers legitimate professional certifications for Azure, .NET, and enterprise technologies, but "HTML Professional" isn't exactly the flex you'd expect from someone building enterprise apps. It's like saying you're a Michelin-starred chef because you can make toast.

Buffer Size
Programming Security C++ Debugging Backend
9 days ago 230.2K views 0 shares
Buffer Size
When your code review buddy asks if buffer size 500 is enough and you respond with the confidence of someone who has absolutely no idea what they're doing. Will it handle the data? Probably. Will it cause a buffer overflow and crash production at 2 PM on a Friday? Also probably. But hey, 500 sounds like a nice round number, right? It's bigger than 100 but not as scary as 1000. The scientific method at its finest.

Nice Achievement Btw
Programming
11 days ago 194.2K views 0 shares
Nice Achievement Btw
When your LinkedIn profile is so barren you're out here listing campus tours as education credentials. "Stanford University - 45 minute campus tour (Was not accepted)" is the professional equivalent of putting "I know a guy who knows Python" on your resume. The brutal honesty is actually respectable though - most people would just leave it vague or conveniently forget to mention the rejection part. But nah, this person went full transparency mode: "Yes, I was there. No, they didn't want me. Still counts, right?" It's like adding "Visited Google headquarters cafeteria" under work experience. The fact they even bothered to include the year makes it even funnier - like they're documenting their rejection for posterity. At least they got 10 experiences to show off, which is 10 more than my GitHub contributions this month.

Microsoft Certified Html Professional
Webdev AI Microsoft Frontend
12 days ago 205.9K views 0 shares
Microsoft Certified Html Professional
The classic interrogation format where someone keeps inflating their job title until they're forced to admit they just make webpages. Starting with "I use AI to write code" (very impressive, very 2024), escalating to "I develop enterprise applications" (now we're talking six figures), and finally landing on the truth: "I make webpages." It's the tech industry equivalent of saying you're a "culinary artist" when you microwave Hot Pockets. Nothing wrong with making webpages—someone's gotta do it—but let's not pretend your landing page for Karen's yoga studio is the next AWS. The "Microsoft Certified HTML Professional" title is the cherry on top. HTML isn't even a programming language, and Microsoft definitely doesn't certify you in it. But hey, put it on LinkedIn anyway. Nobody checks.

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What Is It Sign Of 🫠🫠
Programming AI
12 days ago 167.8K views 0 shares
What Is It Sign Of 🫠🫠
YouTube's algorithm just delivered a tactical nuke to your programming career. Getting recommended "Not Everyone Should Code" while you're already watching coding tutorials is like your GPS suggesting you turn around and go home mid-journey. The algorithm looked at your viewing history, ran some calculations, and basically said "yeah, maybe try pottery instead." That concerned cat stare hits different when you realize the machine learning model has seen your debugging sessions and decided you need an intervention. Nothing says "imposter syndrome confirmed" quite like an AI actively discouraging you from your chosen profession. At least it's polite enough to frame it as a recommendation.

Finally Got The Award I Deserve
Frontend Webdev Programming
13 days ago 265.8K views 0 shares
Finally Got The Award I Deserve
When you spend 3 hours fighting with display: flex and justify-content: center to center a div, you absolutely deserve a trophy. The self-awarded "World's Best CSS Developer" award is the programmer equivalent of giving yourself a participation trophy after debugging why your navbar won't align properly for the 47th time. CSS: the only language where you can be simultaneously a genius and completely clueless. One moment you're crafting beautiful responsive layouts, the next you're Googling "how to center a div" for the millionth time like it's your first day on the job. The fact that someone actually 3D printed this trophy suggests they either have incredible self-awareness or they've finally snapped after one too many z-index battles. Props for the commitment though—most of us just settle for the imposter syndrome and call it a day.

Just Cpu
Hardware Programming Debugging
15 days ago 197.8K views 0 shares
Just Cpu
When your janky code somehow works and you're having an existential crisis about it, just remember: we're all basically wizards who convinced some fancy silicon to do math by zapping it with electricity. That's it. That's the whole industry. Your hacky solution that works? Totally fine. The CPU doesn't judge you—it's literally just a rock we flattened and taught to think by putting lightning inside it. Every single line of code you've ever written is just you whispering sweet nothings to a very expensive pebble until it does what you want. So yeah, that nested ternary operator that makes your coworkers cry? The rock doesn't care. Ship it.

Professional Googler With Coding Skills
Programming StackOverflow Debugging
18 days ago 140.2K views 0 shares
Professional Googler With Coding Skills
Look, nobody's memorizing the syntax for reversing a string in their 5th language of the week. The dirty secret of our industry? Experience doesn't mean you've got everything cached in your brain—it means you know exactly what to Google and how to spot the good answers from the "this worked for me in 2009" garbage. Senior devs aren't walking encyclopedias; we're just really, really good at search queries. "How to center a div" has been Googled by developers with 20 YOE more times than juniors would believe. The difference is we don't feel bad about it anymore. Programming is less about memorization and more about problem-solving with a search engine as your co-pilot. Stack Overflow didn't become a multi-billion dollar company because we all know what we're doing.

Got A Reality Check
Bash Programming Linux
21 days ago 185.4K views 0 shares
Got A Reality Check
YouTube's algorithm knows exactly when you're feeling confident about your coding skills and decides to humble you with surgical precision. You innocently open YouTube, probably feeling pretty good about yourself, and BAM—personalized recommendation telling you that you suck at programming. Not even subtle about it. Just straight up "You Suck at Programming" right there in the title. The best part? The immediate acceptance. No denial, no "actually I'm pretty good," just pure resignation: "Nevermind. My fault." Because deep down, every developer knows they're one bash script away from questioning their entire career. YouTube just said the quiet part out loud. Fun fact: YouTube's recommendation algorithm probably saw you googling "how to exit vim" last week and filed you accordingly.