Nothing Works And We Don't Know Why

computer science stack overflow Imposter syndrome Software development Theory-vs-practice Paradox

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Nothing Works And We Don't Know Why

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The eternal paradox of programming in its purest form. You spend four years learning algorithms, data structures, and computational theory. Then your production code works by pure accident after you copy-pasted from Stack Overflow at 3 AM. The real magic happens when both your test cases and production mysteriously pass despite having no logical explanation for why. That's when you quietly back away from your keyboard and accept that some cosmic force decided to take pity on your sleep-deprived soul.

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