Computer Is A Freak

Content Is Your Child Texting About Programming Languages? What your C obsessed teen's texts actually mean omg - one more generic wtf -wheres the function fml - for my loop idfc indentation doesn't feel correct lol - logic on loop aka - abhorrent kafkaesque arithmetic rofl - right-oriented frame layout imo - iteration may overload stfu - statically typed feels unwise brb - bad recursion brb

Content Joe Magerramov joemag The 8 year old is learning Python, and after a dealing with a syntax bug she asks: "If the computer knows I'm missing a semicolon here, why won't it add it itself?" I don't know. I really don't know.

The programming language journey train has two very different passengers. Guy on the left is miserable learning Java while seeing Python jobs everywhere. Guy on the right is happily learning Python while surrounded by Java job postings. It's the classic "grass is always greener" syndrome that haunts every developer's career. No matter which tech stack you choose, you'll always feel like you picked the wrong one when scrolling through job boards. Ten years in the industry and I still can't decide if I should be learning Rust or holding onto my legacy C++ knowledge. Meanwhile the job market wants 10 years experience in a framework that was released last Tuesday.

The beautiful irony of tech recruiting: they want 4+ years of experience in a framework that's only existed for 1.5 years. FastAPI dropped in 2018, so unless you're Sebastián himself (the creator), you literally can't meet their requirements. It's like asking for 10 years of experience in a technology that was released yesterday. Recruiters out here writing job descriptions like they're ordering a custom-built senior developer from Amazon Prime. "Must have 5 years experience in this thing that came out 2 years ago, also must be willing to work for junior dev salary." The recycling emoji at the end is *chef's kiss* - maybe it's time to recycle those ridiculous job requirements into something that actually makes sense. But let's be real, HR departments will still be asking for 15 years of Rust experience in 2025.

So you start with "Banana", convert it to uppercase (BANANA), then replace all the "a"s with "o"s... and somehow expect anything OTHER than "BONONO"? The person confidently answering "Mango" is living in an alternate dimension where string methods just... ignore each other? Like, did they think the code would magically revert to lowercase and swap out letters for funsies? The audacity! The delusion! This is what happens when you read code like you're speed-reading a novel at the airport – you catch vibes instead of logic.

Content RECURSION IS JUST EANCY, WORSE GOTO WHAT? RECURSION IS USED TO JUMP TO THE START OF A FUNCTION'S EXECUTION BLOCK BREAKING CONTROL FLOW BUT IT ADDS TO THE CALL STACK AND IS EVEN HARDER TO UNDERSTAND. THEREFORE, WE SHOULD USE GOTO INSTEAD OF RECURSION JESSE WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? imoflip.com