Everyday

Content Figure out your code Spend an hour solving a nonexistent error created by the way you're testing the code Write it neatly down Spend an hour solving a nonexistent error created by the way you're testing the code

Content Bins learning to program from books learning to program from online tutorials learning to program by trial and error learning to program from youtube videos learning to program from memes

Someone forgot to update their production URL! The job posting asks candidates to send resumes to careers@localhost — essentially asking people to email their resumes to their own computers. That's like telling someone to mail a letter to "My House" with no address. The developer probably copy-pasted from their test environment and never updated it before going live. Four years of experience required but apparently none needed for whoever set up this job posting!

The classic "we fixed all the bugs" to "oh god we're hacked" pipeline. Declaring victory over bugs is basically sending a formal invitation to the universe to immediately prove you wrong. SQL injection on the login form is like leaving your front door unlocked with a sign saying "definitely no valuables inside." Somewhere, a database admin just felt a disturbance in the force and doesn't know why they suddenly need a drink.

Content Nicholas White 3rd Software Engineer YouTuber in G Follow Hey guys I'm hiring some software engineers to help me build a simple portfolio website. Requirements listed below Required - 5 years of experience scaling a production web application to millions of users - 10 years of experience with NextJS and Typescript - 3 years of robotics experience using ROS - Familiar with popular digital signal processing techniques - Ph.D. in Parapsychology and Biochemistry - Expertise with assembly language and crypography - Some knowlege of blockchain technologies Please reach out if you meet these requirements. This position is UNPAID

Ah, the sweet innocence of AI coding assistants. You ask them to fix one simple bug, and they happily fly away while your codebase explodes in the background. Twenty years in this industry and I've learned one truth: the only thing more dangerous than a junior dev with admin access is an AI confidently "helping" your code. The smug little face says it all - "My work here is done!" Meanwhile, you're left explaining to the product manager why the login button now launches nuclear missiles. Classic case of the cure being worse than the disease.