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The Norwegian Language Is Lit

Programming

3 months ago 176.0K views 0 shares

The Norwegian Language Is Lit

Turns out Norwegian accidentally became the official language of computer science education. When you translate "datafag" (data subject), you get "computer science." But wait for the plot twist - "slutt datafag" (end data subject) translates to "graduate computer science." So basically, in Norwegian, you don't finish your CS degree, you "slutt" it. No wonder programmers are always talking about their "end conditions" with such enthusiasm.

Data Not Data: The Pronunciation Wars

Databases Programming Backend

4 months ago 133.0K views 0 shares

Data Not Data: The Pronunciation Wars

Oh. My. GAWD. The eternal war between "DAY-tuh" and "DAH-tuh" pronunciation has literally torn apart more dev teams than tabs vs spaces! 💅 The somber figure on the left represents the formal "DAY-tuh" camp, probably learned it in some fancy computer science program. Meanwhile, the absolutely THRIVING individual on the right is living their best "DAH-tuh" life! The pronunciation difference is basically a personality test at this point. Choose your fighter, because apparently how you say this four-letter word is your entire coding identity now! *dramatic hair flip*