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Make BASIC Great Again

Make BASIC Great Again
Rejecting modern OOP encapsulation with its fancy "getters and setters" in favor of the raw, chaotic energy of old-school BASIC's "peekers and pokers" - where memory manipulation was done with bare hands and a complete disregard for safety. Like choosing to fix your server with a hammer instead of proper tools because "that's how grandpa did it."

Why Put A Tuxedo On Your Variables

Why Put A Tuxedo On Your Variables
The top panel shows Pooh looking unimpressed with a public variable. The middle panel shows Fancy Pooh absolutely delighted with the exact same variable made private but wrapped in getter and setter methods. The bottom panel captures that moment when you join a project and see this pattern everywhere but can't figure out why anyone would add all this boilerplate just to access a simple variable. It's like putting on a tuxedo to walk to your mailbox.

To All You Java Enjoyers Out There Why Do You Do This

To All You Java Enjoyers Out There Why Do You Do This
Java developers writing 47 lines of boilerplate code just to store a boolean value is the programming equivalent of a corporate trust exercise. On the left we have the "proper" Java way with getters, setters, and enough ceremony to make the Queen jealous. On the right? Just a public boolean. Both accomplish exactly the same thing, but Java purists will fight to the death defending why their version is "enterprise-ready." It's like ordering a coffee and getting handed a 20-page legal document explaining the coffee-drinking experience you're about to have.