It works Memes

The classic "it works but I have no idea why" scenario. Your code's like that bird—technically flying, but in the most chaotic, physics-defying way possible. After 15 years of coding, I've learned the sacred rule: when something works through pure accident rather than design, you just back away slowly and leave it alone. Ship it. Document it as "proprietary algorithm" and never speak of it again. The right side is what happens when you try to "clean up" that spaghetti code that was somehow working.

THE NINE STAGES OF PROGRAMMER EXISTENTIAL CRISIS! 😱 Top row: Your code works and you're feeling like a LITERAL GOD. But wait—as you move right, your understanding plummets into the abyss. "It works and I don't know why" is where the true horror begins! Middle row: ABSOLUTE NIGHTMARE FUEL. Your precious code doesn't work, and your mental state deteriorates from "confident debugger" to "terrified code goblin" faster than you can say "Stack Overflow." Bottom row: The purgatory of "sometimes works." This is where sanity goes to DIE. The skull face says it all—you've transcended into a realm where logic no longer applies and you're just throwing semicolons at the wall hoping something sticks!

Scientists: "Let's methodically figure out why this works." Programmers: "NOBODY MOVE! DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING! It's working through some arcane digital sorcery that will instantly vanish if we dare question it!" The difference is clear. Scientists seek understanding. Programmers worship at the altar of "it works on my machine" and treat working code like a house of cards built by a ghost. The number of production systems running on unexplainable fixes and accidental solutions would terrify the general public.