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Timeout Sort: The Accidental Sorting Algorithm

2 days ago 109.7K views 0 shares

Timeout Sort: The Accidental Sorting Algorithm

Behold the accidental genius of setTimeout sorting! The code loops through an array and logs each value using setTimeout with the value itself as the delay. Since JavaScript's event loop processes timeouts in order of expiration, smaller numbers appear first in the console. Congratulations! You've invented the world's most inefficient sorting algorithm with O(max(array)) time complexity. The array magically appears sorted in the console, not because of any actual sorting logic, but because the browser's event scheduler is doing all the work. Somewhere, a computer science professor just felt a disturbance in the force.

Just One Hit And All The Renewal Fees Will Be Worth It

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2 days ago 149.8K views 0 shares

Just One Hit And All The Renewal Fees Will Be Worth It

Domain hoarders are the tech world's secret addicts. Hiding in the attic with 47 unused domains they're "definitely going to build something on someday." Meanwhile, they're dropping $500 annually on renewals for gems like blockchain-cat-nft-revolution.com that seemed brilliant at 2 AM after three energy drinks. The family downstairs has no idea why money keeps disappearing, while upstairs you're refreshing domain auctions like it's the stock market. "This one's an investment," you whisper to yourself, as you register your 12th variation of a pun nobody else understands.

HTTP Status Codes: The Bathroom Edition

Backend Webdev Networking Security Programming

3 days ago 118.0K views 1 shares

OH. MY. GOD. The bathroom saga of HTTP status codes is the DRAMA I never knew I needed! 💀 From the mundane 301 redirect (gotta pee somewhere else) to the catastrophic 500 internal server error (TENTACLE MONSTER IN THE TOILET?!), this is basically the restroom version of a horror film! And the 401 is MISSING because you need AUTHENTICATION to get in! Nobody gave you the bathroom pass, honey! Meanwhile, 402 is standing there like "Payment Required" with a velvet rope, acting like it's some exclusive club bathroom. THE AUDACITY. And don't get me started on 418 ("I'm a teapot")... like, sweetie, this is NOT the time for an identity crisis!

The Ultimate Beginner's Nightmare

Javascript Webdev Programming Debugging Frontend

3 days ago 135.4K views 0 shares

Initially, our character shows compassion for a tiny spider, wanting to save it because "all life is precious." But when the spider reveals it teaches JavaScript as a first language to beginners, our hero's expression transforms into pure horror. Teaching JavaScript first is like giving a teenager a Formula 1 car before they've mastered a bicycle. Sure, they might eventually figure it out, but the journey will involve countless crashes, inexplicable behaviors, and deeply questionable design decisions. undefined is not null is not NaN is not... you get it.

The Password Length Paradox

Security Webdev Programming Debugging Frontend

4 days ago 171.3K views 1 shares

The classic password paradox strikes again! Your password needs to be secure enough to protect Fort Knox but also fit within arbitrary character limits. The error message says "This password is too long" while showing a field full of dots that's apparently 37 characters. The irony is delicious - we're constantly told to use complex passwords, but then get slapped with restrictions like "maximum 30 characters." It's like asking someone to build an impenetrable fortress but only giving them 30 bricks. And that pink "Reset password" button is just waiting to start this security circus all over again. The struggle between security requirements and arbitrary limitations is the true final boss of web development.

PHP Is Inevitable

php Webdev Programming Backend

4 days ago 171.5K views 0 shares

PHP is the cockroach of programming languages. For years, developers have predicted its demise, written obituaries, and planned migrations away from it... yet somehow it powers ~77% of all websites. Modern frameworks like Laravel and the constant evolution of PHP 8+ have given it surprising resilience. Meanwhile, the tech community keeps asking the same question to PHP that Sonic is answering here: "I have no idea" how I'm still alive, but here I am, running your favorite websites. The language simply refuses to die despite being the internet's favorite punching bag.

Ten Seconds Remaining

Webdev Javascript Programming Frontend

5 days ago 117.1K views 0 shares

The eternal war between actual programmers and HTML "programmers" claims another victim! This poor soul just committed the cardinal sin of web development—calling himself an "HTML programmer" to a software engineer dad. It's like telling a chef you're also a culinary expert because you can microwave a Hot Pocket. HTML is a markup language, not a programming language—a distinction that will get you ejected from any serious developer's house faster than a syntax error in production code. Dad's 10-second countdown is basically the human equivalent of a connection timeout. No exceptions will be caught here!

Vibe Coders: The Theatrical Developers

Programming Webdev StackOverflow Frontend

5 days ago 173.8K views 1 shares

OMFG, the absolute TRAGEDY of the "vibe coder" lifestyle! 💀 These majestic creatures don't actually code—they just VIBE while frantically Googling "how do i make a browser" at 3AM! Meanwhile, they're doing these elaborate hand gestures like they're summoning ancient debugging spirits or dramatically clutching their heads as if their brain is about to EXPLODE from all the knowledge they definitely DON'T have! The stretching pose is just chef's kiss perfection—gotta prepare those fingers for the arduous task of copy-pasting from Stack Overflow! The modern developer's interpretive dance!

The Eternal Frontend vs Backend Struggle

Backend Webdev Programming Debugging Frontend

6 days ago 154.2K views 0 shares

The Eternal Frontend vs Backend Struggle

THE ETERNAL STRUGGLE OF THE DEVELOPER UNIVERSE! 🌟 Backend devs creating frontend: "Behold! My masterpiece functions FLAWLESSLY... if you ignore the fact it looks like it was designed by a sleep-deprived raccoon using MS Paint." Frontend devs making backend: "Feast your eyes on this GORGEOUS architecture that crashes spectacularly the moment someone actually tries to use it!" It's the developer equivalent of asking a fish to climb a tree and then wondering why it's gasping dramatically on the ground. THE AUDACITY! 💅

Full Circle: From Mocking To Embracing Browser-Based Computing

Webdev Javascript Programming Frontend Cloud

7 days ago 133.3K views 0 shares

Full Circle: From Mocking To Embracing Browser-Based Computing

OH MY GOD, the irony is SUFFOCATING me! 😱 In 2013, we were all pointing and laughing at ChromeOS like "A browser as your entire operating system? How PATHETIC!" Fast forward to 2025, and here we are, DESPERATELY embracing WebGPU, PWAs, WebAssembly, and WTransport to turn our precious browsers into full-blown operating systems! The audacity! The hypocrisy! We've gone from mocking browser-based OSes to basically begging Chrome to please run our entire digital lives. The tech circle of life is so savage - give it enough time and your snarky jokes become your desperate reality. Web developers are truly the kings and queens of eating their own words!

When Backend Developers Try To CSS

Backend Webdev Programming Debugging Frontend

8 days ago 106.1K views 0 shares

The eternal irony of backend developers trying to write CSS! This poor soul is literally measuring pixels on their screen with their fingers because they have no idea how to make that div align properly. It's like watching a quantum physicist trying to assemble IKEA furniture with their eyes closed. No amount of database optimization skills will help you center that div, my friend! The compiler won't save you here—only prayer and Stack Overflow can help now.

The Brutal Truth About Full Stack Developers

Programming Webdev Javascript Frontend Backend

11 days ago 246.2K views 2 shares

The Brutal Truth About Full Stack Developers

THE AUDACITY! Google just casually destroying careers with the most savage definition ever! 💀 "A developer who is neither good at frontend nor backend." I'm clutching my mechanical keyboard in absolute HORROR! Full stack? More like FULL STACK OF MEDIOCRITY! This is basically a personal attack on 90% of LinkedIn profiles right now. Job descriptions be like "must master 47 frameworks" while Google's out here exposing the brutal truth that we're all just impostors juggling technologies and dropping ALL of them. The circle of red highlighting this definition is basically the digital equivalent of my manager's red pen on my code review.

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