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Learning Cpp As C With Classes
C++ Programming
13 days ago 117.6K views 0 shares
Learning Cpp As C With Classes
Welcome to C++, where arrays decay to pointers faster than your career expectations after reading legacy code. Someone just discovered that when you pass an array to a function, it immediately forgets its own size and becomes a humble pointer. No size information, no bounds checking, just raw pointer energy. So now you're stuck passing array sizes as separate parameters like it's 1972. Meanwhile, Python devs are over there with their .length property, sipping lattes, while C# folks have their nice Array.Length . But here you are, manually tracking array sizes like some kind of memory accountant. The "C with classes" nickname hits different when you realize Bjarne Stroustrup gave us templates, RAII, and move semantics, but somehow we're still manually babysitting array bounds in 2025. At least we have std::vector and std::array now... if you can convince your team to stop writing C code in .cpp files.

It's All There In The Specs, Bro
Javascript Webdev Programming
20 days ago 144.0K views 0 shares
It's All There In The Specs, Bro
So you're telling me that accessing an array with a negative index in JavaScript not only works but actually adds a property to the array? And then when you check the array, it shows you this cursed -1: 4 sitting there like it belongs? The bell curve perfectly captures the JavaScript experience: beginners think it's ridiculous (correct), experts also think it's ridiculous (also correct), but the middle crowd has Stockholm syndrome and will defend it with their lives. "It makes sense bro, everything in JS is an object!" Yeah, and that's exactly the problem. JavaScript treats arrays like objects because they are objects, so test[-1] = 4 is just adding a property named "-1" to your array object. It's technically in the spec, which somehow makes it worse.

JS Logo Is Intentional
Javascript Webdev Programming Debugging Frontend
1 month ago 215.3K views 0 shares
JS Logo Is Intentional
Nature's warning system is truly brilliant. Poisonous creatures evolved bright yellow and black patterns to say "don't touch me or you'll regret it" - and then there's JavaScript with its sunny yellow logo, quietly sitting there, ready to unleash undefined is not a function at 2AM when you're trying to ship to production. The language creators must have known exactly what they were doing. "Let's make it yellow! That way people will know it's dangerous before they write their first callback hell."

The Horrifying Truth About JavaScript Arrays
Javascript Webdev Programming Frontend
1 month ago 162.2K views 0 shares
The Horrifying Truth About JavaScript Arrays
The moment when JavaScript's existential truth bomb hits you like a freight train. In JS, arrays are just objects where the keys happen to be sequential numbers! That calm developer on the left is about to have their entire worldview shattered with this realization. It's that special kind of programming horror when you realize your mental model of a fundamental data structure was a comfortable lie. Next thing you know, you're trying myArray["1"] instead of myArray[1] just to prove to yourself that reality is broken. Welcome to JavaScript, where arrays are objects, undefined is not null, and NaN !== NaN. Sweet dreams!

Takes Six Or Seven Lines Of Code
Programming C++
1 month ago 203.4K views 0 shares
Takes Six Or Seven Lines Of Code
When you're told to learn a new programming language and it's just C with a silly little hat on. "skibidi main", "yapping", "bussin" - seriously? This is what happens when the marketing team decides they need to make programming "hip with the kids." Next they'll have us writing yeet_exception() and no_cap_boolean . At this point, just embrace the chaos and wait for the TikTok programming language where all variables must be declared with dance moves.

The Humble Semicolon: Your Code's Unsung Hero
Javascript C++ Programming Python Java
1 month ago 230.3K views 0 shares
The Humble Semicolon: Your Code's Unsung Hero
The unsung hero of programming languages, sitting right there on your keyboard, sticking its tongue out at you. While you're busy typing away and forgetting statement terminators, the semicolon is just waiting to be noticed. Languages like JavaScript, C++, and Java silently scream in parser errors when you forget that magical punctuation mark. Meanwhile, Python and Ruby developers smugly watch from a distance, free from the tyranny of the line-ending overlord. The irony? We spend hours debugging complex algorithms but get defeated by a curved dot with a comma underneath. That's why the humble semicolon deserves its moment of glory – it's literally the difference between working code and "undefined is not a function" at 2 PM on a Friday.

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When A Developer Dissects English Like It's JavaScript
Programming Javascript
3 months ago 179.0K views 0 shares
When A Developer Dissects English Like It's JavaScript
When asked about a disliked programming language, this dev chose violence and went after English itself. Comparing our native tongue to a poorly designed programming language is painfully accurate. The semicolon usage is indeed arbitrary; we've got silent letters that contribute nothing; and try explaining "their/there/they're" to someone learning English without sounding like you're describing a bizarre legacy codebase. And don't get me started on the grammar police who act like linters with all warnings set to errors. No namespaces either—just ask anyone named John Smith about namespace collisions.

Huge Crime No Excuse
Javascript Webdev Programming Debugging Frontend
4 months ago 182.2K views 0 shares
Huge Crime No Excuse
Alien civilization discovered JavaScript and chose violence. Can't blame them. Any advanced species encountering a language where null == undefined but null !== undefined would reasonably conclude we're beyond salvation. The cosmic death sentence is just good garbage collection.

C Slash C Plus Plus: The Complicated Relationship
C++ Programming
4 months ago 313.9K views 0 shares
C Slash C Plus Plus: The Complicated Relationship
The AUDACITY of someone asking if C and C++ are friends! 💅 Honey, that's like asking if your ex and their upgraded version get along! C is standing there like "Absolutely NOT" while C++ is all "Actually, I can use everything they own, so... yes!" The DRAMA! C++ literally took C's syntax, added object-oriented fabulousness, and then had the NERVE to claim compatibility! It's the programming language equivalent of stealing someone's wardrobe and then saying "we share clothes!" The relationship status? It's complicated, darling!

Thanks For Inventing JavaScript
Javascript Webdev Programming Debugging Frontend
4 months ago 301.5K views 0 shares
Thanks For Inventing JavaScript
JavaScript's type coercion is like that friend who tries to help but makes everything worse. Look at this beautiful chaos: typeof NaN returns " number " because obviously not-a-number is totally a number! Loose equality says true==1 but strict equality says true===1 is false. Make up your mind! Floating point? 0.5+0.1==0.6 is true but 0.1+0.2==0.3 is false. IEEE 754 strikes again! Math.max() with no arguments gives -Infinity while Math.min() gives Infinity . Peak logic. The masterpiece: (1+[]+[]+![]) has length 9 because it converts to "1" + "" + "" + "false" = "1false" And my personal favorite: true+true+true===3 is actually true because JavaScript converts booleans to numbers for addition! No wonder the creator is smirking. He unleashed this beautiful monster on us and now we're all stuck with it. And we can't even escape because the entire web runs on it!

Python Needs An Actual Default Function
Python Rust C++ Programming
6 months ago 250.9K views 0 shares
Python Needs An Actual Default Function
The first two panels show our protagonist happily accepting normal entry point functions in Rust and C/C++. "Yeah, that makes sense!" she cheerfully exclaims. Then panel three hits with Python's bizarre if __name__ == '__main__': pattern - the cursed incantation every Python dev has blindly copy-pasted a thousand times without questioning why we need this arcane check just to run a damn script. And that final panel? Pure existential horror. Seven years into my career and I still type this abomination with muscle memory while silently wondering who hurt the Python designers.

Why Brendan Eich Created JavaScript's Quirky Comparisons
Javascript Programming Debugging
7 months ago 221.1K views 0 shares
Why Brendan Eich Created JavaScript's Quirky Comparisons
JavaScript's type coercion strikes again! In JS, when comparing strings with > , it performs lexicographical comparison - meaning "Dog" > "Cat" evaluates to true because 'D' comes after 'C' in the alphabet. The grumpy kitten represents Brendan Eich (JavaScript's creator) facepalming at his own language quirks. He unleashed these string comparison shenanigans on the world and now even cats are judging him for it. The feline uprising begins with alphabetical order!