Domain Confusion: The .NET Developer's Nightmare

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Domain Confusion: The .NET Developer's Nightmare

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The absolute AUDACITY of non-technical management! Here we have a .NET developer being handed the most RIDICULOUS request from a boss who clearly thinks domains are like Pokémon—gotta catch 'em all! 🙄

That look of existential dread when your boss casually asks you to develop for completely different tech stacks like they're just asking for sprinkles on their ice cream. Sure, let me just magically transform from a .NET specialist into a full-stack polyglot OVERNIGHT because domains are TOTALLY interchangeable!

The developer's face is screaming "Do I look like I have 17 different frameworks tattooed on my forehead?!" Pure. Unbridled. Pain.

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