The Frantic Ctrl+S Reflex

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Content Me: Introduces new variable and never uses it Compiler: Who the fuck is this asshole?

The eternal struggle between theory and reality, illustrated with the elegance of a napkin sketch. What we have here is a linked list implementation of a number classifier that would make computer science professors proud and working developers cry. Sure, in theory, you can determine if a number is odd or even by traversing a linked list where each node points to its opposite classification. Start at "isEven" with 0, follow the pointer once for 1 to get "isOdd", twice for 2 to get back to "isEven"... mathematically sound! Meanwhile, in the real world, the rest of us are just using n % 2 == 0 like normal people and going home at 5pm instead of debugging infinite loops when someone inputs 18,446,744,073,709,551,615.

Content Using a game engine so that you don't waste time doing work somebody else already did Using a high level graphics API so that you have more granular control over your code Using a low level graphics API so that you have very granular control over the hardware and your code runs very fast "Fuck it I'm writing a text adventure"

Companies say they want honest developers until you actually tell them the truth. "Sorry boss, can't implement that water feature because I didn't code the swimming animation. Would take 3 sprints and blow the budget." Next thing you know, you're labeled as "not a team player" for refusing to build a physics engine overnight. The real MVP is the dev who put up that sign instead of letting users drown in unfinished features.

When you order a new GPU but the delivery time is measured in geological epochs. That new RTX 5090 looking suspiciously like Big Ben's taller, more RGB-obsessed cousin. "Hey bro, I can run Crysis at 8K, but I'll also tell you it's tea time while blocking traffic in downtown London." The ultimate flex isn't the frame rate—it's making everyone late for work because your graphics card is a landmark.