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Dev For Ever (And Ever And Ever)
Programming Agile
2 days ago 67.5K views 0 shares
Dev For Ever (And Ever And Ever)
The sacred work-life boundary that exists only in myth! A developer dares to commit the cardinal sin of leaving at 5:00 PM sharp, only to be met with the project manager's disapproving "We don't do that here" stare. Because apparently, your personal time is just an optional parameter with a default value of "more work." The PM's expression perfectly captures that mixture of confusion and disappointment—as if watching someone try to exit a recursive function without a proper base case.

Quick Call Before You Die
Microsoft Windows
11 days ago 62.0K views 0 shares
Quick Call Before You Die
Death? Inconvenient. But letting your coworkers think you're available for a 4PM sync? Unforgivable. The modern corporate afterlife requires proper status management. IT won't approve your heavenly bandwidth unless your Teams status is properly set to "Permanently OOO." Just imagine the Slack notifications in the casket. *ping* "Hey, noticed you're online. Quick question..."

The Art Of Looking Like You Know What You're Doing
Programming Devops Agile Git
12 days ago 57.7K views 0 shares
The Art Of Looking Like You Know What You're Doing
The secret sauce of looking like you know what you're doing in tech isn't the code—it's the performance art. Turn a monitor vertical, squint thoughtfully at some blue-themed IDE while occasionally muttering "scope issue" or "need to commit these changes," and suddenly you're the office wizard. The best part? The more confused you actually are, the more convincingly profound you appear. Seven years as a lead developer and I still do this during standup when I haven't made any progress since yesterday.

Same Class Different Styles
Programming
12 days ago 51.3K views 0 shares
Same Class Different Styles
THE TRANSFORMATION IS COMPLETE! On the left, we have the office-bound software engineer - dressed in funeral attire, soul slowly being crushed by fluorescent lighting and mandatory meetings about meetings. Meanwhile, the work-from-home engineer on the right has EVOLVED into his final form - flamboyant pants, cigar in mouth, living his BEST LIFE on a golf course at 2pm on a Tuesday! Same coding skills, dramatically different dress codes. The remote revolution has unleashed fashion chaos upon the programming world and I am HERE FOR IT! The office dev probably has perfect git commit messages while the WFH legend's commits are just "fixed stuff" followed by 17 emojis.

When Management Forces You To Use AI
Programming Debugging
18 days ago 63.4K views 0 shares
When Management Forces You To Use AI
The modern developer's ultimate get-out-of-work card! When your manager catches you sword fighting with a coworker instead of fixing that critical production bug, just say your "code's vibing" and watch them back away slowly. It's the perfect excuse – vague enough to sound like you're doing something innovative, yet technical enough that no one wants to ask follow-up questions. Bonus points if you add "it's in a flow state" or "the algorithm is self-optimizing" while maintaining intense eye contact.

Spending Eight Hours In Traffic To Prove Your Job Cannot Be Done Remotely
Programming Agile
1 month ago 61.8K views 0 shares
Spending Eight Hours In Traffic To Prove Your Job Cannot Be Done Remotely
Oh. My. GOD. The absolute CIRCUS of modern tech work! 🤡 You've got all the skills, equipment, and internet connection to code from the comfort of your home, but NOOOOO! Some micromanaging dinosaur decides your productivity is directly proportional to how miserable your commute is! So here you are, dressed for the part you're forced to play in this corporate carnival, silently screaming inside while typing the EXACT SAME CODE you could've written in your pajamas! The rainbow wig really brings out the absurdity of sitting in a cubicle doing a job that literally requires nothing but a laptop and functioning brain cells. Pure. Comedy. TRAGEDY. 💀

Data Not Data: The Pronunciation Wars
Databases Programming Backend
1 month ago 106.7K 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*

Improve Communication (By Stalking Your Dev Team)
Agile Devops Programming
1 month ago 81.9K views 0 shares
Improve Communication (By Stalking Your Dev Team)
The AUDACITY of project managers thinking that physically hovering over developers will magically fix communication issues! Look at this PM in their fancy outfit, invading the sacred coding space like they're about to ask "is it done yet?" for the 47TH TIME TODAY. Developers frantically trying to focus while their PM breathes down their neck is the corporate equivalent of having someone watch you type your password. PURE TORTURE! Nothing says "I don't trust your time estimates" quite like setting up camp right next to the people who just want to be left alone with their code and existential dread. The closer the PM sits, the further the deadline slips - it's basically a law of physics at this point!