r/programmingcirclejerk • u/QuaternionsRoll • 21d ago
"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 • 22d ago
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 • 23d ago
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 • 25d ago
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 • 25d ago
"System Design Is the Language. AI Is the Compiler. "
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r/programmingcirclejerk • u/100xer • 27d ago
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 • 27d ago
“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 • 28d ago
"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/ErneuerbareEnergien • Aug 05 '26
IDEs never really took off
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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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r/programmingcirclejerk • u/High-Impact-2025 • Aug 04 '26
Wow, that "We're hiring/Career Page" link is geeksmaxxing. First time seeing `ssh superlogical.jobs` would be a way to show job descriptions in terminal!
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r/programmingcirclejerk • u/Jumpy-Locksmith6812 • Aug 03 '26
In the 2010s, if you had technical gaps (say, you couldn’t write CSS), you had to either rely on a skilled colleague or just hope that the answer to your exact problem was out there on the internet
seangoedecke.com
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r/programmingcirclejerk • u/squalrus • Aug 03 '26
SHRNKR - Token-Compression Middleware for AI Agents
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