Hammer Vs Screwdriver: The Language Identity Crisis

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Hammer Vs Screwdriver: The Language Identity Crisis

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Nothing triggers an existential crisis faster than the "favorite programming language" question. It's like asking a parent to pick their favorite child—except all your children have weird syntax issues and occasionally throw tantrums for no reason. The blank, thousand-yard stare is perfect because you're mentally cycling through all the languages you've loved, hated, and reluctantly used to pay your bills. Python? JavaScript? C++? The correct answer is "whichever one actually works for this specific project without making me question my career choices."

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