Still In 2024: The Obstacle Course We Call The Internet

Oh. My. God. The DIABOLICAL GENIUS of tech execs playing 4D chess with our careers! 😱 First, they're all "AI will TOTALLY replace you programmers!" Then suddenly everyone's terrified of learning to code. Supply plummets. Demand stays the same. And BOOM – programmer salaries SKYROCKET to astronomical levels! It's the most beautiful, twisted supply-and-demand manipulation I've ever witnessed. And we're all just pawns in their evil little game! *dramatically faints onto keyboard*

The ultimate developer prank: advertising a fake conference with a registration link to localhost:3000 . It's like telling someone their prize is in their own pocket ! The localhost address points to your own computer, so anyone trying to register would just hit their own machine—assuming they're even running a server on port 3000. Pure networking comedy gold that separates the CS degree holders from the bootcamp graduates. The 206 upvotes suggest plenty of developers fell for it before realizing they've been magnificently bamboozled.

The coding journey in one perfect graph. You start with a tangled ball of confusion (that red mess is literally my first React project), stumble through the "I think I'm getting it" phase in the middle, and then suddenly—exponential growth to infinity. The kicker? That "Forever" label is spot on. Ten years in and I'm still waiting to reach the top of that curve. Spoiler alert: you never do. The learning never stops, which is both the most beautiful and most infuriating part of this profession. That chaotic squiggle is basically my resume at this point.

Nothing says "we value your time" quite like turning a job application into a full-time unpaid internship. The modern tech interview process has evolved from "Can you code?" to "Can you solve this obscure algorithm while tap-dancing and reciting the company values backwards?" The tears reflected in those glasses aren't from sadness—they're from realizing you just spent 40 hours on interview prep only to get ghosted with the classic "unfortu-" cut-off. Next time just ask if I can center a div and call it a day.

The career progression of every developer in one image. Junior asks a simple question, Senior tosses back "just google it" like they're throwing a bone to a dog. Meanwhile, the Senior's internal monologue: "I could explain dependency injection for 45 minutes or I could go back to my coffee before it gets cold." The circle of programming life continues unbroken.

Ah yes, the mythical "full stack developer" – simultaneously playing the database cello, the frontend trumpet, the backend violin, and the DevOps drums while somehow keeping everything in perfect harmony. Just like Tom trying to do the impossible, you're expected to be a virtuoso at 17 different instruments while management wonders why you can't also conduct the orchestra and sell tickets at the door. This isn't development, it's a one-cat circus where your resume needs to list "juggling while on fire" as a required skill.