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Production Breaking Driven Developer

46 minutes ago 6.0K views 0 shares

The holy trinity of development methodologies: Test-driven developers write tests before code and silently judge everyone else. Meanwhile, error-driven developers are frantically explaining why production is on fire... again. It's the software development equivalent of "those who can't do, teach" except it's "those who can't test, debug in production." The raised hand isn't blessing code—it's trying to stop the chaos that's about to ensue.

They Figured Out That You Connected The Production DB To Cursor

Databases Security Devops Programming Debugging

22 hours ago 114.6K views 0 shares

They Figured Out That You Connected The Production DB To Cursor

Oh look, it's that moment when someone whispers the catastrophic news in your ear. Connecting production DB to cursor? That's like giving a toddler admin access to nuclear launch codes. The face says it all – that perfect mix of "how screwed are we?" and "who do I fire first?" Every senior dev has felt this exact stomach drop when some junior bypasses all safeguards and directly queries prod with a cursor loop. RIP performance, hello weekend emergency fixes!

How To Build A Pyramid Without Git Blame

Git Devops Programming

3 days ago 88.4K views 0 shares

How To Build A Pyramid Without Git Blame

Imagine building the Great Pyramids without being able to git checkout -b new-pharaoh-idea . Those poor ancient devs had to drag 2-ton stone blocks around with zero rollback capability. One architect accidentally puts a block in the wrong place and it's like "Well, guess we're stuck with that bug in production for the next 4,500 years." No wonder they carved hieroglyphics everywhere—that was literally their commit log. "Added another pointy layer, please don't touch, signed ~Imhotep."

The Best Birthday Present

Debugging Webdev Networking Devops Programming

6 days ago 132.3K views 0 shares

Ah, the sacred paradise of localhost - that magical realm where your code runs flawlessly before it meets the hellscape of production. The shirt perfectly captures the duality of a developer's existence: peaceful, tropical vibes on localhost where everything magically works, versus the fiery inferno of production where your perfectly functioning code suddenly decides to spontaneously combust. Nothing says "I understand pain" quite like gifting a developer a shirt that reminds them of the countless hours spent debugging code that worked perfectly fine on their machine. It's basically the programmer equivalent of "thoughts and prayers."

The Intern's Production Database Adventure

Databases Security Programming Debugging

9 days ago 116.9K views 0 shares

The Intern's Production Database Adventure

That moment of pure existential horror when you spot the intern casually connecting to your production database through some sketchy website you've never seen before. The same database that powers your entire company. The same database that took you three all-nighters to optimize last month. And they're just... clicking around. Exploring. Writing queries . Without a WHERE clause in sight. Your soul leaves your body as you realize they have admin privileges somehow. You're not even mad—you're just impressed at how quickly they've found a way to bypass all seven layers of security you implemented.

Ship It Now, Design It Later

Frontend Webdev Agile Programming Backend

13 days ago 109.0K views 0 shares

Nothing says "production ready" like a command line interface on a smartwatch. This is what happens when management doesn't understand that "backend complete" doesn't mean "ready to ship." Sure, the data's there, but good luck explaining to users why they need to type commands on their wrist to check the time. That heart rate of 73 bpm is suspiciously low for someone who just got told to ship this monstrosity. Ten bucks says the dev's resume was updated before that watch finished booting.

The Lion Does Not Concern Himself With Merely 2 Failing Tests

Testing Devops Agile Programming Debugging

15 days ago 133.2K views 1 shares

The Lion Does Not Concern Himself With Merely 2 Failing Tests

Just pushed 47 failing tests to production and went home for the weekend. Kings don't lose sleep over peasant concerns like test coverage. Monday's problem now. The QA team can join my "prayer circle" Slack channel if they need me.

The Hidden Infrastructure Crisis

Debugging Devops Programming Testing Backend

16 days ago 140.0K views 0 shares

Ah, the beautiful illusion of software stability. Up top, users are having a grand old time, blissfully unaware that the entire platform is held together by duct tape and prayers. Meanwhile, down below, there's me—frantically patching critical bugs in production while the foundation literally crumbles around me. Nothing says "professional software development" quite like frantically typing fixes while praying the whole structure doesn't collapse before the next deployment window. The best part? Those users will never appreciate that their seamless experience exists solely because some poor developer is skipping lunch to patch a SQL injection vulnerability that could bring down the entire company.

Every Single Prod Release

Devops Programming Debugging Testing Cloud

18 days ago 232.2K views 0 shares

The perfect metaphor for software deployment doesn't exi— That confident "Yeah, probably..." followed by a LITERAL EXPLOSION nine seconds later is the most accurate representation of production releases I've ever seen. It's that special moment when your PM asks "Is the release ready?" and you say "Sure!" while frantically trying to remember if you tested that one edge case where the user inputs their name in Klingon while standing on one foot. SpaceX rockets and software deployments share the same two possible outcomes: spectacular success or spectacular failure. There is no in-between. At least rocket scientists expect explosions occasionally - developers are just expected to cry quietly in the server room.

Java In 2025: If It Compiles, Don't Update It

Java Programming Backend

18 days ago 99.5K views 0 shares

Java In 2025: If It Compiles, Don't Update It

The rest of the world celebrates as Java marches forward to version 25, while our hero sits smugly at a café, sipping his drink, completely unbothered about upgrading from Java 8. Why fix what isn't broken? Enterprise developers know the secret sauce of software stability: never touch a working production environment. Meanwhile, the Java community is out there having a parade for features they'll probably never use. That's the beauty of legacy systems – they outlive the developers who built them, the managers who approved them, and possibly several civilizations.

When Documentation Is Just A Suggestion

Programming Security StackOverflow Debugging

19 days ago 137.2K views 0 shares

The classic security theater of development. Two door handles secured by a padlock that's completely bypassing the actual locking mechanism. Sure, it looks secure to management walking by, much like that code you cobbled together from Stack Overflow snippets without reading a single line of documentation. Is it actually secure? Absolutely not. Will it pass code review? Somehow, yes. Just don't touch it or breathe near it - that's how production incidents are born.

Nothing Is Wrong (Everything Is Fine)

Cloud Devops Gcp Programming Backend

22 days ago 178.1K views 0 shares

Ah, the classic "No major incidents" status page showing complete service outages across the board. That special moment when your cloud provider's dashboard says everything is fine while your production environment is literally on fire. The date is from the future (2025) which means we have exciting new catastrophic failures to look forward to! Nothing builds character like explaining to your CEO why the app is down while the status page cheerfully reports all systems normal. It's just a little apocalypse, nothing to worry about!

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