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Fox News Tries To Explain GitHub
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13 days ago 80.5K views 0 shares
Fox News Tries To Explain GitHub
Ah yes, the famous "GitHub Dictionary" where repositories are just "big chunks of code" and forking is "the term for code editing." And my personal favorite: a pull request is apparently an "e-note" asking for "edit rights." It's like watching your grandparents try to explain what you do for a living after you mentioned it once at Thanksgiving dinner. Next up: "The Hacker Known as Terminal" and "Why Cloud Computing Requires Umbrellas."

The Minister For Performance Has Spoken
Programming Hardware Debugging
18 days ago 52.5K views 0 shares
The Minister For Performance Has Spoken
Ah yes, the government official who clearly graduated from the "Stack Overflow School of Technical Facts." The classic "30 FPS is all you need" myth being delivered with such bureaucratic confidence is peak programmer pain. Meanwhile, PC gamers with their 144Hz monitors are having physical reactions to this statement. It's like when your product manager declares "the bug is now a feature" with the same authoritative hand gestures. The real performance minister is the one who optimizes your garbage collection, not the one who can't tell the difference between slideshow and smooth animation.

Youtube Knowledge At Its Finest
Programming Python Java
1 month ago 88.7K views 0 shares
Youtube Knowledge At Its Finest
Ah yes, the classic YouTube programming guru suggesting binary is easier than learning Unicode. Because nothing says "beginner-friendly" like manually typing 01001000 01100101 01101100 01101100 01101111 instead of just "Hello". And that 50% success rate is technically correct—the best kind of correct. Either it works or it doesn't. Just like how I have a 50% chance of winning the lottery: I either win or I don't. Flawless logic.

Makes Sense (If You Don't Think About It)
Python Programming
2 months ago 79.6K views 0 shares
Makes Sense (If You Don't Think About It)
Ah yes, Pyrus Thonberg, the famous inventor of Python. Not to be confused with Guido van Rossum, who merely had the audacity to actually create the language. Search engines clearly know better than decades of programming history. Next up: Javanius Scriptopolous, inventor of JavaScript, and the elusive C. Plusman, who pioneered object-oriented programming while riding a unicorn.

Academic Literature: Where JavaScript Equals Java
Javascript Webdev Programming Java
2 months ago 97.8K views 0 shares
Academic Literature: Where JavaScript Equals Java
Ah yes, academic literature—where JavaScript and Java are basically the same thing. Nothing says "I've thoroughly researched programming" like casually dropping "(or Java)" as if they're interchangeable aliases. That's like saying "I'll drive my Ferrari (or bicycle)" to work today. This is the same energy as textbooks claiming HTML is a programming language or that "the hacker known as 4chan" is a person. No wonder Stack Overflow exists—it's to recover from the brain damage caused by reading these educational masterpieces.

Makes Sense (If You Don't Think About It)
Python Programming
2 months ago 93.4K views 0 shares
Makes Sense (If You Don't Think About It)
Ah yes, Pyrus Thonberg, the legendary creator of Python who definitely isn't a made-up name that sounds like a fusion of "Python" and "Guido van Rossum" with a Nordic twist. Google's search algorithm working its magic again! For those who don't know, Python was actually created by Guido van Rossum (not this mysterious bearded gentleman). This is what happens when you let machine learning algorithms write your programming history books. Next they'll tell us JavaScript was invented by Java Script and C++ by See Plusplus.

Select Count Star From Social Security Recipients
Databases Programming
2 months ago 100.0K views 0 shares
Select Count Star From Social Security Recipients
When SQL queries meet political hot takes, disaster ensues! The meme perfectly captures what happens when someone confuses database records with actual people - suddenly we have more Social Security recipients than citizens! It's like running SELECT COUNT(*) on your production database without understanding what you're counting. The classic "I know just enough SQL to be dangerous" scenario that makes database administrators wake up in cold sweats. Thank goodness for those "readers adding context" - the unsung heroes saving us from both bad queries AND misinformation in one fell swoop!

Worlds Best Programmer Strikes Again
Databases Security Programming Backend
2 months ago 102.8K views 0 shares
Worlds Best Programmer Strikes Again
Ah yes, the classic "I just discovered databases 101 and now I'm a cybersecurity expert" moment. Nothing says "world's best programmer" like not understanding that primary keys exist. Next up: shocking revelation that arrays start at 0, not 1! The real fraud here is claiming to understand database architecture after what was clearly a five-minute Google search. If only Stack Overflow had a "close as billionaire misconception" option.

HTML: The "Programming Language" That Isn't
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3 months ago 93.2K views 0 shares
HTML: The "Programming Language" That Isn't
Someone created a Wikipedia-style article claiming HTML is a "Turing-complete, stack-based programming language" complete with pseudo-code showing HTML tags as programming commands. This is the digital equivalent of putting a "Caution: Hot" label on ice cream. HTML is a markup language for structuring web content, not a programming language—it can't process data or execute logic. Calling HTML a programming language around actual developers is like calling a bicycle a motorcycle because they both have wheels. The creator of this abomination deserves a special place in developer hell, right next to the people who use regex to parse HTML.

Javascript Is Java On Steroids
Javascript Webdev Programming Java Frontend
3 months ago 110.6K views 0 shares
Javascript Is Java On Steroids
Nothing screams academic credibility like claiming "JavaScript (or Java)" as if they're interchangeable. That's like saying "A Ferrari (or a bicycle)" is a mode of transportation. The author clearly did their research by checking the "both have Java in the name" box and calling it a day. Next chapter probably explains how HTML is the best programming language and Stack Overflow is just a website about pancakes.