Inheritance Memes

The Legacy Code Inheritance Plan

24 days ago 111.2K 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

24 days ago 138.0K 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 190.3K 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 146.3K 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

1 month ago 181.2K 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

2 months ago 133.0K 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

2 months ago 131.5K 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

2 months ago 262.7K 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 183.9K 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.

Organ Subroutines

Programming Debugging Testing

4 months ago 163.4K views 0 shares

Just like my code, I present a clean interface to the world while hiding the absolute chaos underneath. My organs might claim to be "functional" adults, but peek inside and you'll find a jumbled mess of objects with no documentation and questionable inheritance patterns. The cat's face is basically my expression when someone asks if my codebase follows SOLID principles.

Four Pillars Of OOP: Visual Edition

Programming Csharp C++ Python Java

4 months ago 272.6K views 2 shares

Saved $50,000 in student loans with this one weird trick. CS professors hate it. The meme explains OOP concepts better than most textbooks: Encapsulation: Veggies with privacy levels labeled. Private parts stay hidden, public interfaces say hello. Just like your code should work. Polymorphism: Spider-Men pointing at each other. Same interface, different implementations. The perfect metaphor doesn't exi— Inheritance: Father and son. Kid inherits dad's traits and probably his debugging skills too. Abstraction: Half a person behind a pole. You don't need to see the whole implementation, just the interface. Like most APIs we pretend to understand.

Finally Reached The Limit Of Object Oriented Programming

Programming Csharp C++ Physics Java

4 months ago 202.9K views 0 shares

Finally Reached The Limit Of Object Oriented Programming

What starts as a simple "model a car" assignment quickly descends into quantum physics. Just another day where inheritance hierarchies spiral out of control until you're implementing abstract quarks. And they wonder why the project is six months behind schedule. Next week: implementing the String Theory interface because someone in management read about it in a magazine.

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