Freshly Compiled Memes
For your procrastination pleasure. Guaranteed to be 100% relatable.
'It works on my machine.'
Feature: *exists*. Me: 'I can't live without it'. Also me 2 months later: *never uses it*.
Programming is 10% writing code and 90% figuring out why that code doesn't work.
My code doesn't have bugs, it just develops random unintended features.
I'm not lazy, I'm just on energy-saving mode.
There are two ways to write error-free programs; only the third one works.
Deleted code is debugged code.
Client: 'Can you make the logo bigger?'. Me: *zooms in 200%* 'Like this?'.
The six stages of debugging: 1. That can't happen. 2. It shouldn't happen. 3. Why is this happening? 4. Oh, I see. 5. How did that ever work? 6. It works now.
Me: 'I need to refactor this.' Also me: *if it works, don't touch it*.
When you finally fix a bug after 8 hours.
CSS is awesome.
My mind is like a browser. I have 19 tabs open, 3 are not responding, and I have no idea where the music is coming from.
That moment when you're trying to fix a bug and you end up creating 10 more.
Documentation? The code is self-documenting.
I have a bug. Let's ignore it until it becomes a feature.
Why does it work? — A developer, after blindly fixing something.
git commit -m 'final FINAL noMoreChanges PLEASE' Next commit: final_final_2_revised_ultimate
Me trying to understand my code after 3 days: “Who wrote this garbage?” Also me: “Oh. I did.”
Junior Dev: "I use debugger." Senior Dev: "I use console.log." Architect: "I just guess."
Me: “Let’s fix one bug.” 2 hours later: “I rewrote the whole app.”
React is easy. — Said no backend dev ever.
Your code is like a sandwich. Looks fine until someone else tries to eat it.
Code never lies, but comments sometimes do. — Someone wise… or just lazy
When someone says "It works on my machine": Congratulations. Would you like a cookie or a debugger?
Why do I keep checking LinkedIn while coding? Because facing bugs is easier when you feel "professionally distracted."
“Let’s deploy on Friday, what could go wrong?” — Famous last words of many developers.
When you copy code from Stack Overflow… And it actually works! Me: “I am a God now.”
DevDare completed. Sanity: 0. Bugs: 7. Pride: Infinite.
“AI wrote it. I pasted it. It worked. I don’t know what I’m doing.” — Modern Developer Manifesto
My code doesn’t have bugs. It just develops unexpected features on its own.
How to write clean code: Step 1: Cry. Step 2: Rename everything. Step 3: Still looks ugly.
Code works. I don’t know why. I’m scared to touch anything now.
Interviewer: “Tell me about a challenge you faced.” Me: “JavaScript.”
“I was today years old when I realized... my CSS file was never linked.”
"Works on localhost" — a developer’s version of “It’s not my fault.”
You either die a junior dev… Or live long enough to see yourself rewriting the same logic for the third time.
Monday Motivation: Fixing bugs you created last Friday.
Me: I’ll just refactor this one function. Reality: Entire project rewired. Three tabs of Stack Overflow open. Existential crisis.
Naming variables: Hard. Explaining code to future you: Impossible.
When you realize your backup has a bug too: “So this is how it ends…”
“Tried using AI to fix my bug.” Now I have 3 new bugs and a chatbot that’s confused.
That moment when you understand the bug… And realize it was your fault all along.
Dev Tip: If it works, don’t touch it. Even if it looks wrong. Especially if it looks wrong.
Boss: "Why is this taking so long?" Me: "Because I’m fighting my own past decisions."