Inheritance Memes

Schizophrenia (Object-Oriented Programming)

9 hours ago 88.4K views 1 shares

Ah, the classic mental disorder of object-oriented programming! This fake Wikipedia entry brilliantly captures what it feels like to maintain legacy OOP code. You start with a simple class, then suddenly you're creating 17 different inheritance hierarchies, implementing interfaces that don't need to exist, and wondering why your Factory's AbstractSingletonProxyFactoryBean needs its own strategy pattern. And just like schizophrenia has symptoms of disorganized thinking and behavior, your codebase ends up with fragmented responsibilities and voices (comments) from multiple developers arguing about how things should work. The diagnosis? Severe Dependency Injection with a side of Design Pattern Overuse Syndrome.

The Sacred Lineage Of Code Inheritance

Programming AI Webdev StackOverflow

2 days ago 107.9K views 0 shares

Why reinvent the wheel with AI when you can participate in the grand tradition of code inheritance? The sacred lineage of copy-pasting that traces back to the original Stack Overflow prophets. Sure, AI might generate something "original," but there's an undeniable elegance to using code that's been battle-tested through generations of theft. It's not plagiarism—it's vintage sourcing with historical significance. The circle of code life continues, and somewhere, an Indian tech specialist is silently nodding in approval while their solution powers half the internet.

Waaaaay Worse Than Bad Stocks

Gamedev

15 days ago 226.3K views 0 shares

Grandma worked 50 years saving money for you, and there you are, dropping $2,000 on a virtual knife that doesn't even cut anything. The digital economy has created an entirely new way to disappoint your ancestors! At least with Intel stock they'd understand you were trying to invest... but explaining why a pixel-painted AK-47 called "Dragon Lore" costs more than their first house? That's a conversation I'd pay to avoid.

The Legacy Code Inheritance Plan

Debugging Programming Testing

1 month ago 124.9K views 0 shares

Nothing quite captures the existential dread of inheriting legacy code like Bugs Bunny contemplating his own mortality. One minute you're confidently accepting the task, the next you're reaching for that metaphorical pistol because the codebase looks like it was written by a caffeinated octopus with a keyboard. The sweet release of death suddenly seems preferable to figuring out why there's a comment saying "Don't touch this or everything breaks" next to a function named temporaryFix2013 . Bonus points if there's zero documentation and the original developer left to "pursue other opportunities" (translation: fled the crime scene).

We Are Not The Same

C++ Programming Backend

1 month ago 188.2K views 0 shares

The ultimate family drama of programming languages! C and C++ are asked if they're friends, and C++ enthusiastically says "Yes" while C firmly says "No." Classic one-sided relationship where C++ was literally built on top of C, inheriting all its features and extending them with object-oriented goodness. Meanwhile, C is that stubborn grandpa who refuses to acknowledge the fancy descendant with all those "unnecessary abstractions." It's like C is still mad that C++ took its syntax, added a bunch of complexity, and then had the audacity to put "++" in its name like it's somehow better. The compatibility is strictly one-directional - just like that one friend who always borrows your stuff but never lets you touch theirs.

We Are The Same (But Different)

C++ Programming

1 month ago 218.4K views 0 shares

The ultimate polymorphic relationship! Both Perl and C++ are saying they can do one thing in multiple ways, but for completely different reasons. Perl prides itself on the infamous "There's More Than One Way To Do It" philosophy where you can write the same function 47 different ways (and each one looks like your cat walked across the keyboard). Meanwhile, C++ is flexing its polymorphism muscles where you can override methods and have different implementations based on the object type. Both are technically correct, both will give you nightmares during code reviews. The perfect programming language love story doesn't exi—

Typical Child In The Life Of A Programmer

Python Programming

1 month ago 176.9K views 0 shares

Typical Child In The Life Of A Programmer

Behold, the ultimate programmer flex: writing your baby's entire lifecycle in Python. The parents imported themselves, created a class with genetic inheritance, and defined core functions like init (hello world!), live (an infinite loop of sleep and awesomeness), and the smuggest be_awesome method with that classic programmer confidence. I've seen startups with less documentation than this baby. And that yield Bardak() line? Clearly the parents are planning for those 3 AM feedings. The only thing missing is a proper exception handler for diaper failures.

Inheritance: The Ultimate Design Pattern For Wealth

Programming Csharp Python Java

2 months ago 204.8K views 2 shares

Inheritance: The Ultimate Design Pattern For Wealth

The perfect double entendre doesn't exi— In programming, inheritance lets a class acquire properties from a parent class. In real life, inheritance lets you acquire properties from your parents. Coincidence? I think not. The fastest way to build wealth is apparently the same whether you're writing Java or living in society - just extend the right class.

Multigenerational Tech Debt

Programming Debugging Backend

3 months ago 145.7K views 0 shares

The true family business - legacy COBOL code! Someone's friend just inherited a codebase last touched by mom in the 90s, while the reply cleverly points out this isn't the kind of inheritance pattern they teach in CS class. Nothing says job security like maintaining 30-year-old code written by your actual parent. The family that codes together, stays locked in maintenance hell together. If your resume says "COBOL" in 2023, banks are already throwing money at you while sobbing uncontrollably.

When Your Family Tree Is Also Your Dependency Tree

Programming Debugging

3 months ago 143.6K views 1 shares

When Your Family Tree Is Also Your Dependency Tree

The family tree of code maintenance! Someone's friend learned COBOL (that ancient language from the 60s still powering banks and government systems) only to inherit a codebase last touched by his actual mother in the 90s. Talk about biological inheritance vs programming inheritance! While OOP enthusiasts would expect to extend a parent class with new methods, this poor soul got literal parental legacy code instead. The real inheritance tax is maintaining your mom's spaghetti code from the Reagan era. Bet those family dinners get awkward when he asks about the lack of documentation.

Inherit Tense: When Family Trees Meet Inheritance Trees

Programming Csharp Java Debugging

3 months ago 282.7K views 0 shares

Inherit Tense: When Family Trees Meet Inheritance Trees

Two types of inheritance in the wild: OOP inheritance where classes inherit properties, and then there's the family kind where you inherit legacy COBOL code last touched by someone's mother in the 90s. Talk about technical debt with actual family drama! This poor soul didn't just inherit methods and properties—they inherited decades-old spaghetti code with a side of maternal guilt. And somewhere, a CS professor is crying because this is definitely not what they meant by "parent-child relationships" in class diagrams.

I Am Once Again Asking For Documentation

Debugging Git Programming Testing

3 months ago 201.2K views 0 shares

I Am Once Again Asking For Documentation

When you inherit a codebase with zero documentation and the original developers have all left the company. The desperate hunt begins! You're not just looking for answers—you're on a full-blown archaeological expedition through commit histories and cryptic variable names. "What does fetchRustySpoon() even do and why does the entire payment system depend on it?!" The best part? Management expects you to add new features while you're still trying to figure out why everything is held together with duct tape and prayers.

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