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Try → Catch → Stack Overflow

Try → Catch → Stack Overflow
The real exception handling workflow no instructor will teach you! Instead of actually handling errors properly, this genius just copies the error message, builds a StackOverflow URL with it, and automatically opens a browser tab. It's basically outsourcing your problem-solving to random internet strangers who'll either solve your issue or mock your coding skills into oblivion. The modern developer's prayer: "Dear StackOverflow gods, please let someone have encountered this obscure error before me."

Just Ignore And Try Again Later ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Just Ignore And Try Again Later ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
The code equivalent of sweeping dust under the rug! That comment in the catch block is basically every developer at 4:59 PM on a Friday. "Oh, an exception? I'll just leave a cute little shrug emoticon and a comment promising to fix it 'later' (read: never). Because who needs proper error handling when you can just pretend the problem doesn't exist? Future You will totally appreciate this brilliant strategy when production crashes at 2 AM!

Vibe Sort: When Algorithms Meet AI Laziness

Vibe Sort: When Algorithms Meet AI Laziness
When your sorting algorithm is just "Hey ChatGPT, can you sort this for me?" 🤣 Finally, a sorting algorithm with O(API_call) complexity! Sure, it might take 3 seconds instead of 0.000001, but why implement quicksort when you can outsource your basic CS skills to an AI that probably learned from the Stack Overflow answers you were too lazy to read? Next up: VibeSearch - for when binary search is just too much work.

Peak Code Reuse

Peak Code Reuse
Ah, the infinite loop of laziness masquerading as efficiency. Two functions locked in an eternal codependency, each refusing to do its own work. isEven() just passes the buck to isOdd() with a +1 twist, while isOdd() returns the favor by calling isEven() with the same trick. Neither function actually checks anything – they just play hot potato until the stack overflows and the whole program collapses like my will to review pull requests on Friday afternoons.

Debugging My Code: The Sophisticated Approach

Debugging My Code: The Sophisticated Approach
The fancy cruise ship labeled "SYSTEMATICALLY DEBUGGING CODE WITH A DEBUGGER" sails majestically in the distance while a lone developer (labeled "ME") paddles on a surfboard frantically throwing print("HELLO") statements into the water like primitive fishing lines. Let's be honest—we've all skipped learning proper debugging tools and instead littered our code with print statements like digital breadcrumbs. Sure, the debugger is right there, but why use sophisticated equipment when caveman debugging tactics have worked since 1970? It's not laziness, it's... tradition.

Vibesort: When Your Arrays Need That Special AI Touch

Vibesort: When Your Arrays Need That Special AI Touch
Finally, a sorting algorithm with the computational complexity of O($$). Just send your array to GPT, pay a few cents, and get it back sorted. Perfect for when you need your data arranged but can't be bothered to remember how quicksort works. The best part? If your array isn't sorted correctly, you can just claim it's because the AI "didn't understand the vibe" of your integers.

Fastest Way To Empty Your Wallet: The O(API) Sorting Algorithm

Fastest Way To Empty Your Wallet: The O(API) Sorting Algorithm
When your CS professor says "implement a sorting algorithm" but you've got an OpenAI API key and zero shame. This dev just created the world's most expensive sorting function by literally asking GPT-4 to be a sorting algorithm! Sure, it works—but imagine burning through API credits to sort [42, 3, 99, 7, 13] when a simple Array.sort() would do the trick. The true innovation here is maximizing both latency AND cost while solving a problem that was figured out decades ago. Congratulations, you've invented O(API) complexity—where the limiting factor is your credit card limit!

Just Make It Exist First, Automate The Horror Later

Just Make It Exist First, Automate The Horror Later
The two horsemen of software development: hardcoding endless if-statements for every possible value (top) versus generating those same if-statements with a script that alternates between True and False (bottom). That moment when you realize you can write code to write your terrible code for you. Work smarter not harder! Technical debt can now be automated at scale!

Comment Slasher: The Horror Movie Of Your Codebase

Comment Slasher: The Horror Movie Of Your Codebase
The AUDACITY of proper multi-line comments when single-line comment spam exists! 💅 Who has time for /* */ when you can just absolutely ASSAULT your code with a barrage of // slashes like you're trying to murder your future self's sanity? Nothing says "I'm a chaotic evil developer" quite like turning your codebase into a slash fiction novel. Single-line comment gang RISE UP! ✊

Commenting Always Works

Commenting Always Works
Ah yes, the ancient debugging technique known as "comment-driven development." Why waste precious brain cells understanding complex logic when you can just play code whack-a-mole? Nothing says "senior developer" like systematically commenting out random chunks of code until your application mysteriously springs back to life. The best part? You'll never know what you actually fixed, preserving that delightful sense of mystery for the next poor soul who inherits your codebase. It's not a bug—it's a feature that keeps future developers employed!

The Ultimate Debugging Strategy

The Ultimate Debugging Strategy
Ah yes, the pinnacle of modern software engineering: "Just dump your entire codebase into an AI and pray." Because nothing says "professional developer" like treating your source code like a desperate college essay you need fixed the night before it's due. Who needs code reviews, debugging skills, or understanding your own code when you can just throw the whole mess at an AI and let it sort through your spaghetti logic? Next up: "Submit your entire database as a tweet and wait for hackers to optimize it for you!"

The AI Hunger Games: Modern Coding Edition

The AI Hunger Games: Modern Coding Edition
Modern problems require modern solutions. Why spend hours coding when you can just make five AIs fight to the death for your solution? The ultimate AI gladiator arena where ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Grok, and DeepSeek battle it out while you sit back like some tech emperor with your coffee. The real programming skill in 2024 isn't writing code—it's knowing which AI wrote the least garbage code. Efficiency at its finest... or rock-bottom laziness disguised as "leveraging cutting-edge tools." The cherry on top? Calling yourself a psychopath while secretly knowing every developer reading this has either done it or is opening five browser tabs right now.