Lazy-coding Memes

To Be Fair Importing Logging Can Take Several Minutes

6 days ago 133.8K views 0 shares

OMG, the absolute HORROR of seeing a Python dev using print() statements instead of proper logging! 😱 It's like watching someone use a butter knife to fix an electrical outlet! Sure, importing that logging module takes a WHOLE EXTRA LINE of code and the UNBEARABLE AGONY of typing 'import logging' instead of just sprinkling print() statements everywhere like confetti at a debug party. But honey, when your production server is on fire at 2AM and you can't find which of your 500 print() statements is relevant, you'll be BEGGING for timestamp and log levels! The walk of shame depicted here is just *chef's kiss* PERFECTION.

The Art Of Implementation

Programming C++ Algorithms Java Debugging

15 days ago 240.2K views 0 shares

That moment when your senior dev asks you to implement a shrinking algorithm and you decide to just decrement a counter in a loop. The crying cat perfectly captures the pain of code review day when they see your O(n) solution that could've been a simple one-liner. "It technically works" is your only defense as you prepare to rewrite it for the fifth time.

Slapping On A .Expect Is Also Error Handling!

Rust Programming Debugging Testing

20 days ago 141.8K views 0 shares

Slapping On A .Expect Is Also Error Handling!

The eternal cycle of Rust developers. First panel: "OH NO!" - when they realize their code might panic. Second panel: "ANYWAY" - as they slap on a .expect("This will never happen") and continue coding like nothing happened. It's basically the programming equivalent of putting duct tape over a check engine light. Sure, your code compiles, but that error is just waiting to blow up in production.

It's A Routine: Copy, Paste, Ship It!

Webdev React Javascript Programming StackOverflow

21 days ago 154.0K views 0 shares

The modern software development lifecycle: pour some StackOverflow solutions and GitHub snippets into your old project, call it a new web app, and hope nobody notices the coffee stains. Who needs original code when you can just recycle the same 5 functions you've been using since 2015? The "pour and pray" method is basically 90% of web development at this point. Bonus points if you rename a few variables to make it look like you actually wrote something new.

When Recursion Is Too Mainstream

Java Algorithms Programming

23 days ago 161.2K views 1 shares

Oh. My. GOD. The absolute AUDACITY of this developer! 💀 Instead of implementing the elegant recursive Fibonacci formula, this chaotic evil genius just hardcoded ALL THE VALUES in a switch statement like some kind of mathematical barbarian! The function is literally named "fib" but there's not a single calculation happening - just a glorified lookup table masquerading as actual code. This is what happens when someone takes "work smarter not harder" to its most horrifying extreme. The face peeking at the bottom is all of us witnessing this algorithmic war crime!

Stop Shortening Variable Names Istg

Programming Javascript Python Java Debugging

1 month ago 115.6K views 0 shares

Ah yes, the ancient programmer tradition of naming variables like you're being charged by the character. "Why use 'playerCharacterPosition' when 'pcp' works?" they say, while their IDE helpfully autocompletes it anyway. The melting yellow creature perfectly captures that internal meltdown when someone suggests using descriptive variable names. "But my fingers will get tired from all that typing that the computer does for me!" Meanwhile, six months later, nobody remembers what 'plobjcaracy' was supposed to mean, including the person who wrote it.

I'm "Coding"

AI Webdev Programming Frontend Backend

1 month ago 134.2K views 1 shares

When your non-tech friend asks what you're doing and you say "I'm coding," but really you're just asking ChatGPT to build the next billion-dollar startup for you. Let's be honest—we've all typed "make me an app like [insert successful company]" at least once when nobody was looking. The modern equivalent of copying homework, except now we call it "leveraging AI tools for rapid prototyping." Who needs years of software engineering when you can just sweet-talk an AI into doing it for you?

The Children Are Our Downfall

AI Webdev Programming Debugging Frontend

1 month ago 188.4K views 0 shares

Junior developers turning their heads away from perfectly good documentation and help resources to stare longingly at the siren call of ChatGPT with half-baked prompts. The eternal struggle of tech leads everywhere - watching their team ignore centuries of accumulated wisdom in favor of asking an AI "how 2 center div plz?" and then implementing whatever hallucinated garbage it spits out. The documentation might as well be written in invisible ink at this point.

The Best Few Lines Of Code I've Seen For A While

php Security Programming Debugging Testing

1 month ago 159.2K views 0 shares

The Best Few Lines Of Code I've Seen For A While

BEHOLD! The most exquisite example of "it's not a bug, it's a feature" I've ever witnessed in my ENTIRE LIFE! 😂 This magnificent function claims to validate emails but actually does NOTHING of the sort! If it can't validate? Just assume it's valid! If the filter function doesn't exist? VALID! The ultimate "this is fine" meme in code form. Somewhere, a security expert is having heart palpitations while a project manager is celebrating how quickly this ticket was closed. Pure. Evil. Genius.

It's That Simple: Filename Genius

Programming Javascript

2 months ago 96.8K views 0 shares

Who needs fancy functions when you can just slap a timestamp on the filename? The classic "2023-05-15-report-final-FINAL-v2-ACTUALFINAL.pdf" approach. Why waste precious brain cells writing a proper UUID generator when you can just let chaos reign in your file system? Bonus points when someone sorts alphabetically and your beautifully dated files actually make sense. Revolutionary stuff.

The Type Safety Shortcut

Typescript Javascript Programming Debugging

3 months ago 134.4K views 0 shares

When TypeScript sees an untyped variable, it throws a fit like your strict high school teacher. But the second you slap type:any on it? Suddenly TS is your best friend who "doesn't see a problem here." It's the programming equivalent of telling your compiler "just trust me bro" while silently sacrificing all the type safety you installed TypeScript for in the first place. The digital walk of shame every developer knows but won't admit to doing.

The Single Letter Variable Syndrome

Javascript Webdev Programming Debugging Frontend

4 months ago 145.5K views 0 shares

Ah, the single-letter variable. The sacred 'a'. Because why waste precious keystrokes on descriptive names like 'userAccountSettings' when you can just slap down an 'a' and call it a day? Sure, future you will have absolutely no idea what 'a' represents when debugging at 3 AM, but present you saved a whole 18 characters. Efficiency at its finest. And don't worry about code reviews - just tell them "it's temporary" even though we both know that 'a' will survive in production longer than most of your relationships.

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