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It Only Took 34 Minutes
C++ Programming Debugging
4 days ago 92.0K views 0 shares
It Only Took 34 Minutes
The fastest way to summon a C++ developer to explain why you're wrong? Tweet "I love C++." Apparently, it takes exactly 34 minutes of trying to use the language before the Stockholm syndrome wears off and reality sets in. That tweet aged like milk left in a memory leak. The duality of every C++ programmer: loving it publicly while privately wondering why they chose a language where even printing "Hello World" requires sacrificing your firstborn to the template gods.

It Only Took 34 Minutes
C++ Programming Debugging
6 days ago 140.2K views 0 shares
It Only Took 34 Minutes
The emotional journey from "I love C++" to "I regret this tweet" in just 34 minutes is the most accurate representation of the C++ experience ever documented. That's not a coding session—that's a speed run through the five stages of grief. Memory leaks, pointer nightmares, and template errors will do that to you. Somewhere between writing std::unique_ptr<std::vector<std::shared_ptr<MyClass>>> and debugging a segmentation fault, reality hits harder than an uncaught exception.

The Audacity Of Non-Builders
AI Programming
19 days ago 145.2K views 0 shares
The Audacity Of Non-Builders
Classic Twitter thread where someone who's built absolutely nothing claims AI will replace programmers. First guy says a $200 ChatGPT subscription can replace $145k junior devs. Then a real developer steps in with the reality check: AI needs human supervision to prevent hallucinations and feature creep. When challenged to show what he's built, the AI doomsayer admits he hasn't actually created anything. That thumbs up at the end is just *chef's kiss* - nothing says "I'm qualified to predict the demise of your profession" like having zero experience in said profession.

The Musk-Guided Development Methodology
AI React Javascript Programming
25 days ago 128.0K views 0 shares
The Musk-Guided Development Methodology
GitHub Copilot with Grok 4 integration is now searching Twitter for Elon Musk's hot takes before writing your React to-do app. Because nothing says "enterprise-grade software" like basing your code on the midnight tweets of a billionaire. Next feature: Copilot will check your horoscope before deciding on your database schema.

Thank Him For That
Javascript Webdev Programming StackOverflow Debugging
2 months ago 107.6K views 0 shares
Thank Him For That
The debugging escalation hierarchy in its final form! First, you bother your friend who's just trying to code in peace. Then you post on StackOverflow and get roasted for not providing a minimal reproducible example. But the GALAXY BRAIN move? Tweeting directly at Brendan Eich—the literal creator of JavaScript—about your broken script tag. And what does the legend do? Simply replies "Show the html please." Not "Do you know who I am?!" Just calmly asking for the code like a regular dev helping out. The absolute chad of programming language creators just casually debugging your homework on Twitter.

It's Not Fair
Programming Debugging
2 months ago 100.5K views 0 shares
It's Not Fair
EXCUSE ME WHILE I SCREAM INTO THE VOID! Here I am, drowning in my 4 MILLION LINES of legacy Visual Basic code—a digital dinosaur that should've been extinct with dial-up internet—while Twitter is over there having its weekly identity crisis about which programming language is hot or dead! 💀 Meanwhile, I'm just trying to keep this prehistoric monolith from collapsing like a house of cards while some tech influencer declares Rust the new messiah and JavaScript officially over for the 47th time this year. THE AUDACITY! Some of us don't have the luxury of jumping ship every time a shiny new framework gets 10 stars on GitHub!

The Networking Nightmare
Networking Vim Programming
3 months ago 140.3K views 0 shares
The Networking Nightmare
The classic "networking" experience on Tech Twitter. Guy just wants to connect with fellow developers and instead gets the digital equivalent of someone clinging to his leg begging for mentorship. The rapid escalation from "Hii sir" to "Please guide me, sir" in under 4 minutes is a masterclass in professional desperation. Nothing says "hire me" quite like prayer hands at 6:10 AM after being completely ignored.

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Can We Ban X Twitter Links
StackOverflow Webdev Networking Programming Debugging
3 months ago 147.4K views 0 shares
Can We Ban X Twitter Links
Developers trying to share Stack Overflow solutions be like: HTTP 301 - PERMANENTLY REDIRECTED to some random X post with 47 popup ads and a paywall. Remember when Twitter links actually worked? Now our code reviews look like archaeological digs through API deprecation notices just to find that one regex snippet someone shared in 2019. The ultimate 404 of productivity.

Cloudflare Has No Remorse
Networking Webdev Security Debugging Cloud
3 months ago 210.7K views 0 shares
Cloudflare Has No Remorse
The most brutal tech diagnosis ever: "Skill Issue." Cloudflare's error page casually roasting Twitter (ahem, X) with surgical precision while your browser and their servers are just vibing. That "Git gud" advice to website owners is the digital equivalent of telling someone who's car broke down to "try driving better." Thanks Cloudflare, I'm sure Twitter will frame this helpful feedback right next to their office ping pong table.

J Son: The Data Format That Broke The Internet
Javascript Webdev Programming Databases Frontend
3 months ago 189.4K views 0 shares
J Son: The Data Format That Broke The Internet
THE HORROR! You leave your API alone for FIVE MINUTES and return to find 1,525 posts about JSON?! The absolute TRAUMA of being a developer in 2023! Every time you check Twitter, there's another trending topic about data formats. Like, can we please just have ONE DAY without someone having an existential crisis over curly braces and key-value pairs?! The backend devs are screaming, the frontend devs are hyperventilating, and somewhere, an XML enthusiast is quietly sobbing in the corner.

The Newbie Asking For Help On X
Programming Webdev React Javascript StackOverflow
3 months ago 162.1K views 0 shares
The Newbie Asking For Help On X
Asking for coding help on Twitter/X is like being a house cat who wants to hunt mice while surrounded by apex predators. The newbie asks an innocent question, and suddenly senior devs swoop in with increasingly complex alternatives that have nothing to do with the original problem. Junior: "How do I center a div?" 10x Engineer: "Nobody uses CSS anymore. Try this React component with styled-components." Staff Engineer: "Just migrate to Svelte." CTO: "We're rewriting everything in Rust and WebAssembly."

Inline CSS With Extra Steps
Frontend Webdev React Javascript
3 months ago 145.8K views 0 shares
Inline CSS With Extra Steps
The Twitter bird (or any blue bird, really) first rejects Tailwind CSS with disgust, only to later vomit it back up after reluctantly consuming it. It's the classic frontend dev journey: "Utility classes?! That's just inline CSS with extra steps! I'm a proper developer who writes clean, semantic CSS!" *5 minutes of trying to maintain a massive CSS codebase later* "OH GOD GIVE ME THE UTILITY CLASSES PLEASE I'LL DO ANYTHING!" We've all been there. First you mock it, then you try it, then you can't live without it. The circle of CSS frameworks.