The Ultimate Test Debugging Strategy

Content Compiler: throws errors Me: retry to compile anyway Compiler: Wanna see me do it again?

Content mCC Follow mcclure111 In C we don't say "Missing asterisk" we say "error C2664: 'void std:vectorblock,std:allocatorTy:push back(const block x)': cannot convert argument 1 from 'std.: Vector iteratorstd.: Vector valstd.: Si mpletypesblock' to 'block '" and i think that's beautiful 4:30 PM - 1 Jun 2018 292 Retweets 926 Likes 20 17 292 926

Left: an energetic, wide-eyed cat with a raised tail, ready for chaos. Right: the same cat, now dead inside, staring at a laptop like it contains all of life's disappointments. That's the perfect visualization of what happens when you transition from "I'm gonna write amazing code!" to "Fine, I'll test if this function returns null when I pass it an empty string for the 47th time." The soul-crushing reality of ensuring your code doesn't explode when some user inevitably types "null;DROP TABLE users;--" into the name field.

The peaceful doctor-nurse relationship vs the chaotic programmer-tester dynamic is just *chef's kiss*. Left side: elegant collaboration. Right side: pure survival mode as the tester chases down the programmer with all those bugs they found. Nothing says "I wrote flawless code" like sprinting away from the person who proved you absolutely did not. The only thing faster than that programmer's escape is how quickly they'll blame it on "works on my machine" syndrome.

Content jornschampheleer what people think coding is: type some stuff, the stuff does other stuff, you go to the next thing what it actually is: i was trying to make a box expand and collapse for nearly and hour and it turns out i'd forgotten to type 1 (one) symbol and now im crying at midnight clicking a box over and over again because it finally works Source: turing-tested

The existential crisis of every imposter syndrome-riddled developer! This dev knows their code is held together by StackOverflow answers and prayer, so if an aviation company thinks they're qualified enough to hire, that's a terrifying red flag about who's building flight systems. The ultimate paradox: succeeding at the interview would confirm their worst fear—that the bar is low enough that even they could pass. And suddenly every turbulence bump becomes "oh god, did I write that part?"