"full-stack" now means you can:
build front-ends
write back-ends
handle devops
start a podcast
curate a newsletter
crack an egg with one hand
animate a Pixar movie
dunk
*google an issue*
* find relevant GitHub Issue*
> Ah, 2017! This must've been fixed by now!
*scroll through 4 pages*
_h4t0n commented 7 days ago_
> any progress on this?
GODDAMMIT.
employee: I want growth in my role
company: *installs ping pong table*
employee: autonomy?
company: *creates fully-stocked snack room*
employee: fulfilment.
company: *employs a live DJ in the office*
employee: *quits*
company: some people just aren't a good culture fit.
CDC: to avoid the spread of the coronavirus, self-isolate and stay indoors, avoiding other people
Programmer: I’ve been preparing for this my whole life
Steps to Browsing a Website in 2018:
1. okay I'll accept cookies
2. yeah okay I'll disable my adblocker
3. sorry I don't want to sign up for your newsletter
...
15. *closes tab*
programming progression
year 0: I know nothing
years 1-2: I know some things
years 3-4: I don't know what I don't know
years 4-4.5: I know *everything*
years 4.5-10+: I know nothing
I feel bad for kids who are currently learning to program by moving shapes and animating dogs as they're gonna be hit with the cold reality of real development which is copy/pasting linux commands and resolving git merge conflicts.
[teaching a programming class to 6 yo kids]
> hey kids! welcome to your first "intro to programming" class! ready to learn? ok. today we're gonna learn how to write jira tickets, navigate office politics and how to avoid meetings! coding? nope, you'll rarely get the chance!
Debugging is like an onion. There are multiple layers to it, and the more you peel them back, the more likely you're going to start crying at inappropriate times.
Programming is like a CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE GAME except every path leads to you lying in bed at 2am thinking about a bug you couldn’t fix that day.
Flight attendant: Is there a doctor on this flight?
Dad: *nudging me* that should've been you
Me: Not now Dad
Dad: Not asking for a programmer to help, are they?
Me: Dad, there's a medical emergency happening right now
Dad: Go and see if "rm -rf node_modules" helps
Every developer: we need to implement an email alert system to notify us if production crashes
Every developer after the first crash: how do we turn off these email alerts?
before bed: drink peppermint tea, run a bath, meditate, get into bed, read, fill out your gratitude journal, turn the lights out, roll over...
brain: hi, that bug you couldn’t fix earlier was on L34 in helpers.js, bye
ಠ_ಠ
dear developers,
if you're heading home for the holidays, leave your family with the most important gift you can give:
set their default browser to Chrome,
sincerely,
this developer
The World Health Organization is advising people to follow five simple steps to help prevent the spread of COVID-19:
🧼 1. Wash your hands
💪 2. Cough/sneeze into your elbow
🤦🏻♀️ 3. Don't touch your face
📏 4. rm -rf node_modules && npm i
🏡 5. Stay home if you feel sick
year 1: hoping and praying no-one asks you to do anything on the big scary command line
year 5: if I have to leave the safe haven of my terminal to use some GUI nonsense, someone's gonna pay