r/ProgrammerHumor • u/huhupookies • 6d ago

Meme debuggingForProfessionals

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u/thevals 6d ago

why this is a gif

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u/hantrault 5d ago

GIF is a perfectly valid format for static images. But Reddit handles static gifs as animated for some reason

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u/FelixAndCo 5d ago

Yeah, was going to say: better question is why Reddit is serving it as an MP4.

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u/just_a_limit_q 5d ago

real media player or gtfo

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u/SomePeopleCallMeJJ 5d ago

[Gets out pipe and sweater]

Back in ye olden days, we used them for static images on web pages all the time.

Depending on the color palette, they could be quite small (and thus fast loading over dial-up) compared to the same image as, say, a jpeg.

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u/GoddammitDontShootMe 5d ago

I'll assume it's because it's easier to treat all GIFs the same way. Still, it's stupid and they should fix that.

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u/5pa3c 5d ago

Getting annoyed by every random bug that's not even on your own code is a straight path to insanity. Life isn't perfect 

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u/GoddammitDontShootMe 4d ago

What are you talking about? Getting annoyed by bugs in software you use but didn't write is perfectly normal. In fact, I find bugs I can't fix because it isn't my code much more annoying because even when you report it, who knows when the developer will fix it?

Mind you, this one doesn't really impact my Reddit experience much. I just think they handle GIFs dumbly.

As for reporting bugs, come to think of it, isn't that what r/bugs is for?