Developers Only Want One Disgusting Thing

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Behold, the Silver Sentinel of StackOverflow! That cold, merciless stare is what every hopeful newbie programmer sees right before their innocent question gets obliterated with "Marked as duplicate" faster than you can say "but my case is different!" These StackOverflow veterans have evolved beyond human compassion. They hover above the digital city like vengeful deities, armed with nothing but their reputation points and an encyclopedic knowledge of questions asked in 2011. Their purpose? To ensure no question shall ever be asked twice in the sacred halls of programmer knowledge. Fun fact: Some say if you whisper "I didn't check existing questions" three times at midnight, this silver figure appears at your desk and forces you to read the entire StackOverflow help center documentation.

Content Elon Musk elonmusk 1h Replying to pmarca A small API change had massive ramifications. The code stack is extremely brittle for no good reason. Will ultimately need a complete rewrite. 1,121 17. 831 5,596 Lex Fridman lexfridman 37m Replying to elonmusk and pmarca I'd love to help with rewrite 88 17 19 Y 925 SGT CYBER HO TheMaverickSgt Replying to lexfridman elonmusk and pmarca Lex please stop pretending you can code 10:58 AM Mar 6, 2023 4,080 Views ProarammerHumor.io

Content 106 140 votes 6 answers 522k views So this is how democracy dies.

The CRUSHING WEIGHT of Stack Overflow literally DESTROYING the lone developer who dares to ask yet another question! Like Atlas condemned to hold up the sky for eternity, except instead of the heavens, it's the collective judgment of thousands of developers ready to mark your question as "duplicate" or "lacks minimal reproducible example." The sheer AGONY of being that solo dev, desperately trying not to collapse under the burden of "What have you tried?" and "Did you Google this first?" comments. And they wonder why we develop trust issues!

The duality of developer support in its natural habitat. Ask a beginner question on r/learnprogramming and you'll get gentle reassurance that your code isn't that bad. Post the same question on Stack Overflow and watch a 15-year veteran with 500k reputation points verbally disembowel you for not searching the duplicate question from 2011. It's like asking your grandma for cooking advice versus asking Gordon Ramsay.