The Frantic Ctrl+S Reflex

ide Ctrl+s Unsaved work Developer habits Keyboard shortcuts Paranoia Programming anxiety Tom and jerry Save

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The Frantic Ctrl+S Reflex

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OH. MY. GOD. The absolute TRAGEDY of modern development captured in one perfect image! You write a few precious lines of code—your beautiful brain children—and then IMMEDIATELY slam that Ctrl+S like your entire career depends on it! Because it DOES! The universe is CONSTANTLY plotting to crash your IDE at the most inconvenient moment possible! That Tom and Jerry scene perfectly captures the sheer PANIC and DESPERATION we feel after typing even the most trivial function. Trust issues? No, darling, we have a healthy and rational fear of technology's sadistic tendency to destroy our unsaved work! It's not paranoia if the computer is really out to get you! 💾

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