The Art Of "Original" Code

Ah yes, the ultimate flex in 2023 - not a Lamborghini, not a mansion, but a legitimately purchased WinRAR license . For the uninitiated, WinRAR is that file compression tool that's been "expiring" since the dawn of time yet continues to work perfectly after its 40-day trial. It's the software equivalent of that friend who says "I'm just leaving" but is still chatting 45 minutes later. Buying WinRAR is like paying for YouTube Premium or bottled water - theoretically possible but practically unheard of in developer circles. It's the digital equivalent of using turn signals in a BMW - technically available but rarely witnessed in the wild. True wealth isn't measured in cryptocurrency portfolios or stock options - it's having the financial security to click "Purchase" on software you could've used for free forever.

When every single AI tool bombards you with the same "What do you want to build today?" prompt for the 47th time. Sure, I'll build a blockchain-based social network for cats with AR integration in 0.2 seconds! The rage is real when these no-code platforms promise to turn your napkin sketch into a production-ready app while actual developers are busy fighting dependency hell and merge conflicts. That "build your app in seconds" promise hits different after spending 3 hours configuring webpack.

Content Here's a new one: a client just asked me to violate the laws of mathematics. If that's not an "Exceeds Expectations", I don't know what is Only if you can pull it off

Content POV: you read obfuscated javascript and understood it I see no God up here Other than ME maflin

OH. MY. GOD. The absolute AUDACITY of this person claiming they "use C++ in JavaScript" only to reveal they're just using the increment operator in a for loop! 😱 The sheer DRAMA when they're challenged to "SHOW ME" and they proudly display that pathetic c++ in their loop like it's some groundbreaking achievement! Honey, that's not C++ programming, that's just the increment operator that exists in LITERALLY EVERY C-STYLE LANGUAGE EVER CREATED! 💅 And the reaction? PRICELESS! The absolute howling laughter is what happens when you make such a ridiculous claim in front of actual developers. It's like saying you speak French because you can say "oui oui" while eating a croissant! I CANNOT with these people! 🤦‍♀️

THE TRANSFORMATION IS COMPLETE! On the left, we have the office-bound software engineer - dressed in funeral attire, soul slowly being crushed by fluorescent lighting and mandatory meetings about meetings. Meanwhile, the work-from-home engineer on the right has EVOLVED into his final form - flamboyant pants, cigar in mouth, living his BEST LIFE on a golf course at 2pm on a Tuesday! Same coding skills, dramatically different dress codes. The remote revolution has unleashed fashion chaos upon the programming world and I am HERE FOR IT! The office dev probably has perfect git commit messages while the WFH legend's commits are just "fixed stuff" followed by 17 emojis.