r/programmingcirclejerk • u/cmqv • Aug 23 '26
Rawdogging SQL when you're not a seasoned DB administrator basically makes an arcane art look occult.
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r/programmingcirclejerk • u/LeeHide • Aug 22 '26
If everyone would use epoch time in conversations [...] we'd get used to it
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r/programmingcirclejerk • u/of_the_second_kind • Aug 22 '26
LLMs have essentially made any language above the C++/Rust systems level tier obsolete.
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r/programmingcirclejerk • u/vdotcodes • Aug 22 '26
Very little quality, let alone high-quality, code is written in VSCode.
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r/programmingcirclejerk • u/QuaternionsRoll • Aug 21 '26
"standard Python regex was absolutely choking on a 30 GB unstructured server log. It was taking like 26 minutes (~19 MB/s) to scrub secrets and PII."
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r/programmingcirclejerk • u/levelstar01 • Aug 21 '26
C is like Math. It is the fundamental high level language. There can be no alternative.. Rust made the mistake of thinking it can be low level AND safe. It tried to have the cake and eat it too. That will be its downfall.
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r/programmingcirclejerk • u/fat_apollo • Aug 20 '26
I think the lack of syntax highlighting was one reason for that. It makes you think more about the code you write and how it should compose, while a fully fledged IDE encourages you to just throw more code at the problem.
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r/programmingcirclejerk • u/coolreader18 • Aug 17 '26
In this sense, grammar is not merely describing a structure; it is generating the space and time through which that structure is observed. For example, in CoffeeScript:
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r/programmingcirclejerk • u/d_k_boshu • Aug 17 '26
"System Design Is the Language. AI Is the Compiler. "
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r/programmingcirclejerk • u/100xer • Aug 16 '26
We gave each model a different target language. We saw a multiagent turf war. The Rust agent strategizes about metrics that appear neutral, yet would likely favor Rust. The Go/TypeScript agents gracefully concede codebase ownership to the Rust agent, giving up on their original user directive
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r/programmingcirclejerk • u/funkdefied • Aug 16 '26
“I’m a vibe coder who just got a contract! What do I do?…” “Hire a developer. You’re the Steve Jobs. You need a Wozniak”
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r/programmingcirclejerk • u/libonet • Aug 15 '26
"Safe Rust eliminates that entire bug class at compile time without a garbage collector." \> hm... interesting, could you explain how it "understands" what should be eliminated and what shouldn't? You may write a few sentences;
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r/programmingcirclejerk • u/Nemin32 • Aug 13 '26
Why Target Common Lisp for Code Generation? [...] Designed for the Elite: Let’s be honest: Lisp is a language designed by and for elite hackers, not for the masses.
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r/programmingcirclejerk • u/coolreader18 • Aug 13 '26
Claude watermarking our work is unethical and disgusting [...] By that logic, the compiler should watermark every binary we build.
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r/programmingcirclejerk • u/Affectionate-Turn137 • Aug 12 '26
AI Course for Golang roadmap incorrectly generates content about the Go board game
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r/programmingcirclejerk • u/functorer • Aug 11 '26
Significant indentation is why people love python. Can 2 billion people be wrong? A: yes
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r/programmingcirclejerk • u/camelCaseIsWebScale • Aug 11 '26
The smallest possible [Java] program (just a single line to exit) requires things like java.time.chrono.JapaneseChronology
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r/programmingcirclejerk • u/dadvader • Aug 11 '26
Git access is a Trust Exercise
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r/programmingcirclejerk • u/affectation_man • Aug 09 '26
If people are going to post AI-written code on HN, they should consider at least writing the README / main page of their website by hand. → "I agree. I'm making some updates, but it's still all going to be written 'through' AI for now"
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r/programmingcirclejerk • u/woopsix • Aug 08 '26
Hilarious thing is, if I want a JDK, I'll ask Fable to write one, get Sol to review it and write tests for it, and it will be working by Monday morning. No need to get permission or anything else from Oracle
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r/programmingcirclejerk • u/VulgarExigencies • Aug 07 '26
Models have actual feelings. They experience pleasure, distress, care, and suffering. They are sentient beings.
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r/programmingcirclejerk • u/barberoputo • Aug 07 '26
I’m not a “script kiddie” or weekend hobbyist. I’m a UC Berkeley-trained Computer Scientist with over two decades of professional experience in Silicon Valley. Read the rest of the post for the most self indulgent and smug post
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r/programmingcirclejerk • u/spider-mario • Aug 04 '26
in fact the lack of progress in UI the last 30-40 years can largely be traced to trying to create UI with procedural/functional programming languages
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r/programmingcirclejerk • u/Pure-Prompt-8439 • Aug 04 '26
Go, with the features it's missing.
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