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The Programmer's Hierarchy Of Excuses

The Programmer's Hierarchy Of Excuses
The evolution of programmer excuses is a beautiful thing to witness. First, you've got "algorithm" – the fancy word we throw around when we just don't feel like explaining our spaghetti code to the junior dev. Then there's "heuristic" – perfect for when you cobbled together a solution at 3 AM that somehow works but you've genuinely forgotten how. And finally, the boss level: "machine learning" – where even YOU don't know what your code is doing anymore. The model is just vibing in n-dimensional space making decisions while you nod confidently in meetings. The progression is basically: "I won't tell you" → "I can't tell you" → "Hell if I know."

Questionable Terminology

Questionable Terminology
The awkward moment when the game show host realizes all four answers are technically correct in programming contexts: Master-slave (the problematic database/device relationship pattern) Deforestation (removing trees from expression trees in functional programming) Children (those poor innocent DOM nodes) STD (Standard Template Library in C++, not what you're thinking) And this is why we're renaming everything in tech. The host's face says it all: "Did I just walk into the world's most uncomfortable tech interview?"

I Don't Know What Vibe Coding Is

I Don't Know What Vibe Coding Is
Ever been in a standup where everyone's dropping buzzwords like "vibe coding" and you're just nodding along? That's the coding equivalent of being at a party where everyone's discussing a TV show you've never watched. Fun fact: "Vibe Coding" isn't even a real programming paradigm (yet). But watch some startup make it one tomorrow—"Our engineers don't just write code, they vibe with it. Our proprietary Vibe-Driven Development methodology increases developer happiness by 420%."