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Still Goes Like That
Microsoft Webdev Windows Programming Frontend
2 days ago 134.1K views 0 shares
Still Goes Like That
The first thing you do with a fresh Windows install? Search "Chrome" in Edge. Then Edge is like, "Wait! We're basically the same now! Both Chromium-based! Please stay!" It's the digital equivalent of that desperate ex who changed their entire personality to be more like your new partner. Sorry Edge, but changing your engine to Chromium doesn't erase those years of Internet Explorer trauma. Some trust issues just run too deep.

The Unholy Trinity Of Web Development
Backend Webdev Javascript Programming Frontend
16 days ago 146.5K views 0 shares
The Unholy Trinity Of Web Development
The epic handshake between frontend and backend devs over JSON is the greatest alliance in web development history. Meanwhile, the fullstack dev is just Tom from Tom & Jerry, frantically trying to hold everything together while secretly knowing they're mediocre at both. It's like being bilingual but only knowing how to say "hello" and "where's the bathroom" in two languages.

The Console Wars From A PC Gamer's Perspective
Gamedev Windows
1 month ago 138.4K views 0 shares
The Console Wars From A PC Gamer's Perspective
The gaming equivalent of watching kids fight over toys while you sip cocktails by the pool. PlayStation and Xbox gamers are locked in eternal combat, while Nintendo gamers are ready to throw hands to protect their precious exclusives. Meanwhile, PC gamers are just chilling, knowing that time and market forces will eventually bring most console titles to Steam anyway. After 15 years in tech, I've learned patience is a superpower - especially when paired with mod support and 144fps.

The Eternal Cat And Mouse Debugging Game
Debugging Programming Testing
1 month ago 133.4K views 1 shares
The Eternal Cat And Mouse Debugging Game
The eternal cat-and-mouse game that is debugging, perfectly captured by... well, an actual cat and mouse. Tom represents us developers—exhausted, frustrated, wielding our debugging tools like a frying pan—while Jerry is that elusive bug, smugly dancing just out of reach with a pillow, ready for a long comfortable nap while we stay up all night. The bug isn't even worried! It knows it'll find another hiding spot in your code the moment you think you've cornered it. Meanwhile, you're on your 7th cup of coffee wondering if programming was really the right career choice.

4GB RAM On Linux Vs 16GB RAM On Windows
Linux Microsoft Windows
2 months ago 147.8K views 3 shares
4GB RAM On Linux Vs 16GB RAM On Windows
Spent 15 years watching Windows get progressively hungrier for RAM while Linux just keeps chugging along efficiently. The buff Tom vs. beaten-up Tom meme perfectly captures it - 4GB on Linux? Absolutely jacked, ready to compile kernels and run servers without breaking a sweat. Meanwhile, Windows with 16GB is still gasping for air after opening Chrome and Outlook. Four times the RAM and Windows still struggles like it's running on a potato. Classic Microsoft bloat - where every "optimization" somehow requires more resources than the last version. And yet we keep paying for the privilege of watching that blue loading circle...

The Elusive Bug Escape Plan
Debugging Programming Testing
2 months ago 107.0K views 0 shares
The Elusive Bug Escape Plan
The eternal cat and mouse game, except it's you vs your code. You're armed with debuggers, print statements, and stackoverflow answers, ready to smash that bug into oblivion. Meanwhile, the bug is just chilling on your frying pan, completely aware that it'll somehow escape your clutches and reappear in production next week. Nothing quite captures the frustration of thinking you're about to obliterate a bug only to have it slip away at the last second. That smug little Jerry-bug knows exactly what it's doing while you, Tom the developer, are about to hit nothing but air.

The Ctrl+S Panic Disorder
Programming Webdev Debugging
2 months ago 110.9K views 0 shares
The Ctrl+S Panic Disorder
Nothing triggers programmer paranoia quite like unsaved code. That single keystroke combination stands between you and digital oblivion. Write three lines of code? Better smash Ctrl+S seventeen times just to be sure. The IDE says it's saved? Don't believe its lies. That little asterisk next to your file name is giving you anxiety. Your fingers have probably worn down the S key more than any other on your keyboard. Trust issues with technology are real - especially when you've been burned by that one time your machine crashed and took your unsaved masterpiece with it. Now you're Tom, frantically beating Jerry (your save button) into submission after every semicolon.

The Frantic Ctrl+S Reflex
Programming Webdev Debugging
3 months ago 102.6K views 0 shares
The Frantic Ctrl+S Reflex
OH. MY. GOD. The absolute TRAGEDY of modern development captured in one perfect image! You write a few precious lines of code—your beautiful brain children—and then IMMEDIATELY slam that Ctrl+S like your entire career depends on it! Because it DOES! The universe is CONSTANTLY plotting to crash your IDE at the most inconvenient moment possible! That Tom and Jerry scene perfectly captures the sheer PANIC and DESPERATION we feel after typing even the most trivial function. Trust issues? No, darling, we have a healthy and rational fear of technology's sadistic tendency to destroy our unsaved work! It's not paranoia if the computer is really out to get you! 💾

But Why Would You Print Code?!
Programming Debugging Testing
3 months ago 95.3K views 0 shares
But Why Would You Print Code?!
THE ABSOLUTE AUDACITY of someone murdering trees just to review code in 2023! My soul literally leaves my body when I witness this prehistoric ritual. Like, have you heard of GitHub? Pull requests? THE INTERNET?! It's the Tom-from-Tom-and-Jerry face of utter disbelief for me. First looking at the paper like "is this for real?" Then that second glance of "did we time travel back to 1995?!" The digital age is SOBBING right now.

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Firefox For The Win
Webdev
3 months ago 120.2K views 0 shares
Firefox For The Win
The existential horror when your muscle memory betrays you and launches Chrome instead of Firefox. That face isn't disgust—it's the realization that Google just received another data point about your existence. Firefox users treat Chrome like vegans treat McDonald's—something that makes them physically recoil while simultaneously feeling morally superior. The browser wars aren't just about performance anymore; they're about which tech overlord gets to know your embarrassing 2AM searches. And yes, I'm judging you for having both installed.

The Elusive Bug Always Rides Your Debugging Hammer
Debugging Programming Testing
3 months ago 118.5K views 0 shares
The Elusive Bug Always Rides Your Debugging Hammer
The eternal Tom and Jerry dynamic, but make it programming. You spend hours wielding your debugging hammer with murderous intent, convinced you're about to smash that bug into oblivion. Meanwhile, the bug is just casually chilling on your hammer, completely untouchable and probably laughing at your futile efforts. The more aggressively you debug, the more the bug seems to mock your existence from its safe perch. Classic case of looking everywhere except where the problem actually is—usually a missing semicolon or an off-by-one error that's right in front of your face.

But Why Would You Print Code?
Programming Git Debugging Testing
3 months ago 138.5K views 0 shares
But Why Would You Print Code?
Watching someone print out code for review is like witnessing a crime against modern development practices. In 2023? SERIOUSLY? That's 30+ pages of perfectly good trees sacrificed to the debugging gods when we have perfectly good monitors, version control, and code review tools. The confused Tom face perfectly captures that moment of "Did I just time travel back to 1995?" Nothing says "I don't trust Git" like killing forests to manually track changes with a red pen. Bonus horror: imagine them printing JavaScript with all those nested callbacks and dependencies!