Tech debt Memes

Cobol: The One Ring Of Banking

9 days ago 144.6K views 0 shares

Young devs want to burn COBOL with fire, but banks cling to it like Gollum's precious. Why? Because those 60-year-old mainframes still process $3 trillion in daily transactions . Try migrating that legacy code and watch your career evaporate faster than VC funding in a recession. The ultimate job security isn't knowing the latest JavaScript framework—it's being the last person alive who remembers how to maintain that ancient COBOL system nobody dares to replace.

Covering Sec Ops And Sys Admin For A Startup

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10 days ago 116.1K views 0 shares

Covering Sec Ops And Sys Admin For A Startup

The perfect metaphor for startup security doesn't exi— That's literally just a padlock icon spray-painted on the spare tire. Congrats, you've passed your SOC 2 audit! Meanwhile, your entire infrastructure is running on an intern's AWS account with the password "startuplife123" and everyone shares the same admin login because "we'll fix it later when we scale." Nothing says "we care about security (on paper)" quite like having all your protection concentrated in the one place attackers will never look – your compliance documents.

When Worlds Collide: Backend Meets Frontend

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19 days ago 150.2K views 0 shares

When Worlds Collide: Backend Meets Frontend

Ah, the classic "I'll just quickly fix that for you" disaster. When backend developers venture into frontend territory, you get this monstrosity—a digital clock awkwardly taped to an analog one. It's the coding equivalent of fixing a leaky pipe with bubble gum and a prayer. The backend dev probably thought, "Why redesign the whole interface when I can just slap my solution on top?" Classic case of "it works on my machine" syndrome. The cherry on top? That smug little digital display reading 6:49, completely ignoring the elegant analog design around it. This is what happens when someone who thinks in database queries tries to handle UI/UX.

When Your Framework Is Next Gen But Their Site Is 1999

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23 days ago 116.0K views 0 shares

When Your Framework Is Next Gen But Their Site Is 1999

Behold the duality of the web! While the private sector is out here flexing with React, Vue, and whatever framework dropped last Tuesday, government websites are still rocking that sweet HTML 3.0 vibe with Times New Roman and blue hyperlinks you've already clicked. Nothing says "we take digital security seriously" like a website that looks like it was built when dial-up was considered high-speed and "cloud computing" meant checking the weather forecast. Yet somehow these ancient digital relics still manage to collect your taxes with 99.99% efficiency. Priorities, am I right?

Modern Web Vs. Government Time Capsules

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26 days ago 209.1K views 0 shares

Ever notice how government websites look like they were built when Netscape was still cool? While the rest of us are over here with reactive SPAs, CSS grids, and responsive design, government sites are like "Hey, tables and Comic Sans work just fine, thank you very much." It's like they found a developer time capsule from 1998 and said "Perfect! Ship it!" Nothing says "we value efficiency" like a website that takes 15 seconds to load a PDF form you can't even fill out electronically.

The Automation Paradox

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26 days ago 159.6K views 0 shares

The eternal developer dilemma: spend several hours automating a task that would take 5 minutes to do manually. Sure, the automation will save time... eventually... after the 84th run... in theory. But who's counting? Certainly not the developer crawling through the desert of inefficiency while ignoring the obvious oasis of just doing the damn thing.

Documentation Is Hard

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27 days ago 167.3K views 0 shares

BEHOLD! The PINNACLE of technical documentation in all its glory! 🎨 Spent 72 hours coding a complex algorithm that could potentially save humanity, but the documentation? "I'm Tracy." THAT'S IT. THAT'S THE ENTIRE DOCUMENTATION. Future developers will have to perform a séance to understand this code because apparently naming a random person is all the context we need! Next time someone asks why the project is six months behind schedule, I'll just introduce myself and walk away. GENIUS!

The Rewrite Crusader

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1 month ago 139.0K views 0 shares

That one developer who lurks silently in code reviews until they can suggest a complete rewrite. Nothing brings joy like suggesting nuclear options for trivial problems. "Oh, you found a small bug in the login form? Have you considered rebuilding the entire authentication system in Rust?" The Batman "Bonjour" perfectly captures that moment when you pop out of nowhere with the most unnecessarily dramatic solution possible. Classic senior developer move - fixing a paper cut with a chainsaw.

Please Refactor Already

Hardware Security Devops Programming Linux

1 month ago 223.8K views 0 shares

Ah, the classic "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" taken to its logical extreme. Some sysadmin out there is powering their laptop through a Frankenstein's monster of adapters rather than risk a system update. The exposed wire is just *chef's kiss* - nothing says "99.9999% uptime" like a fire hazard waiting to happen. This is the digital equivalent of holding your breath while merging to production. Somewhere, a DevOps engineer is having heart palpitations looking at this.

Big Tech To Startup Culture Shock

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1 month ago 184.1K views 0 shares

That moment when you trade your cushy FAANG job with its fancy processes for "startup culture" and discover what that actually means. You went from "our CI/CD pipeline automatically runs 10,000 tests before deployment" to "we push straight to production at 4:59 PM on Friday and pray." From "comprehensive wiki" to "ask Dave, he's been here 3 months longer than everyone else." From "work-life balance" to "we're a family" (translation: you live here now). But hey, there's free pizza sometimes. And those stock options might be worth something in 2057!

Perfect Replacements

AI Devops Agile Programming Debugging

1 month ago 160.8K views 1 shares

A Venn diagram that hits way too close to home. Engineers are never available, have infinite ego, and will loudly proclaim your project will take 2 weeks (spoiler: it won't). Meanwhile, AI is always there, responds instantly, and lies about taking just 1 minute instead. The overlap is the best part though - both are wildly overconfident about untested code and need extremely specific instructions that they'll promptly ignore anyway. It's basically choosing between a ghost that silently crashes your system or a human who'll blame you for not understanding their "vision." Welcome to the future, where your options are invisible tech debt or premature optimization. Pick your poison.

Frontend Vs Backend: A Concrete Metaphor

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1 month ago 173.9K views 0 shares

Frontend Vs Backend: A Concrete Metaphor

Behold, the architectural representation of every web project ever! The outer buildings (frontend) stand tall and proud with their brick facades, while the center courtyard (backend) is just a muddy pit of despair. That beautiful UI you spent weeks perfecting? Ready to launch! The database structure and API endpoints that actually make it functional? Still a swampy mess where dreams go to die. Nothing quite captures the essence of modern development like a gorgeous login page that connects to absolutely nothing. "But it looks great on my portfolio!" —said every frontend dev while the backend team contemplates a career in goat farming.

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