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I Wrote A Regex
Programming Javascript Python Java Debugging
14 days ago 140.8K views 0 shares
I Wrote A Regex
BEHOLD! The magnificent horror that is someone's attempt to solve a problem with regex! What we're witnessing here is the digital equivalent of trying to perform brain surgery with a chainsaw while blindfolded. That monstrosity of characters isn't code—it's a cry for help! When your regex looks like someone fell asleep on the keyboard, you've officially entered the ninth circle of programming hell. The developer who wrote this probably started with a simple pattern and then spiraled into madness as they kept adding more and more exceptions until their sanity completely evaporated. Their computer is probably still trying to process this abomination to this day!

After Trying Like 10 Languages
Java Programming Backend
2 months ago 90.4K views 0 shares
After Trying Like 10 Languages
The programming equivalent of Stockholm Syndrome! After being beaten down by 10 different languages, you finally break and convince yourself that Java's verbose, ceremonial syntax is actually... good? public static void main(String[] args) becomes your comfort blanket. The tears aren't from sadness—they're from writing 47 lines of boilerplate just to print "Hello World." Next week you'll be defending checked exceptions as "actually a great design decision."

Run Fast From The Java Explosion
Java Programming Backend
2 months ago 86.8K views 0 shares
Run Fast From The Java Explosion
Just committed the ultimate act of sabotage. Told my buddy to start with Java as their first language and now I'm flying away from the disaster zone like a happy little airplane. It's like handing someone a chainsaw when they asked for a butter knife. Sure, Java's powerful and employable, but watching a newbie wrestle with abstract factory pattern implementations before they understand what a variable is? *chef's kiss* Pure chaos. Could've suggested Python or JavaScript, but where's the fun in that? Some people just want to watch the world burn... or at least watch their friend's enthusiasm evaporate faster than RAM in a memory leak.

I Love Cpp Lambda One-Liners
C++ Programming Debugging
3 months ago 122.7K views 0 shares
I Love Cpp Lambda One-Liners
The existential dread of encountering a C++ lambda that looks like hieroglyphics carved by ancient compiler priests. You know the ones—those monstrosities with capture lists, auto return types, and nested template arguments that stretch across three monitors. The developer is literally begging for mercy from whoever created that syntax nightmare. Meanwhile, there you are, knife in hand, ready to maintain that codebase because you claimed "I know C++" in the interview. Pro tip: If your lambda requires its own documentation chapter, maybe just write a regular function like a normal human being.

Like Programming In Bash
Bash Programming Linux Debugging
3 months ago 137.3K views 0 shares
Like Programming In Bash
Oh look, another Bash victim! While "riding a bike" sticks with you forever, Bash scripting is that special hell where your muscle memory means absolutely nothing. You'll spend 20 minutes Googling how to write a basic for loop for the 500th time, wondering why the syntax looks like it was designed by someone smashing random keys. And don't get me started on those cryptic one-liners that work perfectly until you add a space somewhere and suddenly your script is formatting your hard drive. It's the programming equivalent of assembling IKEA furniture with instructions written in hieroglyphics... while blindfolded.

After Trying Like 10 Languages
Java Javascript Programming Python
3 months ago 126.3K views 0 shares
After Trying Like 10 Languages
The programming language journey that ends with a tearful confession to Java is the tech equivalent of Stockholm syndrome. You start with Python thinking "programming is fun!" Then you try JavaScript and think "this is weird but I'm managing." After dabbling in Rust, Go, and maybe even a horrifying encounter with C++, your soul slowly breaks down. Finally, tears streaming down your face like the Hulk himself, you surrender to Java's verbose embrace. It's not love—it's just that after enough semicolon-induced trauma, even Java's boilerplate feels like coming home. public static void main(String[] args) becomes your comfort blanket.

The Plural Of Regex
Programming Javascript Python Debugging
4 months ago 156.6K views 0 shares
The Plural Of Regex
Oh the beautiful tragedy of regex! First post: "You have A problem. Regex is the solution. Now you have 2 problems." Second post: "There was this saying: the plural of regex is regrets." It's like trying to fix your bike with a flamethrower. Sure, the original problem is gone, but now your bike is on fire and you're questioning all your life choices! The regex rabbit hole claims another victim... *plays tiny violin*