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Do Not Cite The Deep Magic To Me, Witch

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29 days ago 83.2K views 0 shares

Do Not Cite The Deep Magic To Me, Witch

Someone standing proudly in front of a Windows Vista launch banner that reads "The 'Wow' starts now." The title references Apple's new Liquid Glass while essentially saying "I've seen operating systems make empty promises before." Vista promised revolutionary experiences but delivered driver incompatibilities and BSODs instead. Veterans of the OS wars carry these scars like badges of honor. Young devs excited about Apple's new tech have no idea what disappointment feels like.

When The First Year CS Student Asks What Is A Zip File

Programming Algorithms

3 months ago 91.2K views 0 shares

When The First Year CS Student Asks What Is A Zip File

That moment when you realize you've been in this industry so long that basic concepts have become ancient artifacts. The look of existential dread when a freshman asks what a zip file is... like watching someone question why we still use wheels on cars. Nothing makes you feel more like a digital dinosaur than explaining compression algorithms to kids who grew up with unlimited cloud storage. And here I am, remembering when we passed code around on actual floppy disks.