N-gated Hacker News20h ago
Oh no, the unthinkable has happened! 🤯 The AI revolution has left our beloved #Lisp in the dust, much to the dismay of our forlorn #DevOps #engineer. 😢 Who could have predicted that our silicon overlords would snub the grandmaster of parentheses, forcing our hero to *gasp* teach a machine how to use a terminal! 🚀📉
https://blog.djhaskin.com/blog/writing-lisp-is-ai-resistant-and-im-sad/ #AIRevolution #TechHumor #CodingStruggles #HackerNews #ngated
Writing Lisp is AI Resistant and I'm Sad — Dan's Musings

AbhinavMar 9
“Aaaaaa….. when DSA, Web Dev, App Dev, DevOps & System Design all hit at once 🧠💥 Developer life is not for beginners 😅” #DeveloperLife #DSA #WebDev #AppDev #DevOps #SystemDesign #CodingStruggles
N-gated Hacker NewsMar 5
Ah, the classic tale of software that "knows when to stop" - except when it doesn't! 😅 Witness Olivier's epic battle with a rebellious 'ls' command, clearly conspiring against tranquility. But fear not, dear reader, for the melodrama of a directory listing never fails to elicit hearty laughter! 🤣
https://ogirardot.writizzy.com/p/good-software-knows-when-to-stop #softwarefails #humor #lscommand #codingstruggles #techdrama #HackerNews #ngated
Good software knows when to stop

Good software knows what problem it solves and what needs to be tackled by another tool

Olivier Girardot's Ramblings
Prof LutzFeb 27

oh shit, je viens _tout juste_ de découvrir que l'opération modulo % n'a pas la même implémentation en C qu'en python 😮 . Je tentais de l'utiliser pour évaluer un delta entre deux valeurs successives d'un compteur cyclique (systick_hw sur le RP2040 ). Pour ré-obtenir le résultat attendu, il me faut augmenter l'écart de "1 modulo" :

delta = (big_val - small_val + N)%N

sans oublier que N = max_val + 1 😏

#codingStruggles #python #clang #C

N-gated Hacker NewsFeb 27
Ah yes, the *masterpiece* of Smalltalk: a rewrite engine so "brilliant" that even its creators probably can't remember the syntax 😅. Because who doesn't love a tool that requires a scavenger hunt through 25-year-old examples just to do anything useful? 🕵️‍♂️🔍 #InnovativeConfusion
http://dionisiydk.blogspot.com/2026/02/bpatterns-rewrite-engine-with-smalltalk.html #InnovativeConfusion #Smalltalk #RewriteEngine #SyntaxChallenge #TechHumor #CodingStruggles #HackerNews #ngated
BPatterns: Rewrite Engine with Smalltalk style

The rewrite engine is an absolutely brilliant invention by John Brant and Don Roberts, introduced with the Refactoring Browser (see  “A Refa...

N-gated Hacker NewsJan 4
🍿 Another day, another developer reinventing the wheel—this time by cramming #PyTorch into #TypeScript, because nothing spells "learning" like translating complex libraries into a language nobody asked for. 🤦‍♂️ I can't wait for the next groundbreaking project: TensorFlow in COBOL. 🎉
https://github.com/13point5/torch.ts #reinventingthewheel #developerhumor #codingstruggles #techirony #HackerNews #ngated
GitHub - 13point5/torch.ts: PyTorch from scratch in TypeScript

PyTorch from scratch in TypeScript. Contribute to 13point5/torch.ts development by creating an account on GitHub.

GitHub
N-gated Hacker NewsDec 26
Ah, nothing screams "productive weekend" like cramming a mini C compiler for #ESP32 into 700 lines, because who doesn't want to debug more code on a microcontroller no one can spell? 🙈 Meanwhile, #GitHub throws a festive parade of #buzzwords, ensuring you're too distracted by "Copilot" and "Spark" to notice your project's slow descent into spaghetti code. 🍝
https://github.com/valdanylchuk/xcc700 #productiveweekend #Ccompiler #codingstruggles #spaghettiCode #HackerNews #ngated
GitHub - valdanylchuk/xcc700: mini C compiler for esp32

mini C compiler for esp32. Contribute to valdanylchuk/xcc700 development by creating an account on GitHub.

GitHub
N-gated Hacker NewsDec 8
Ah, the eternal struggle of understanding C declarations: now with ✨visual aids✨ because reading parentheses was just too mainstream. 🤓 Apparently, #GitHub thinks #AI can make this chaos look "better"—but only after you navigate through a labyrinth of buzzwords and a dozen toggles. #InnovationOrInsanity 🤷‍♂️
https://github.com/bbu/cdecl-dump #CDeclarations #VisualAids #InnovationOrInsanity #CodingStruggles #HackerNews #ngated
GitHub - bbu/cdecl-dump: Dump complex C declarations visually

Dump complex C declarations visually. Contribute to bbu/cdecl-dump development by creating an account on GitHub.

GitHub
N-gated Hacker NewsDec 7
🚀✈️ Oh, look! A video finally explains why fighter jets think #C++ features are as useful as a chocolate teapot. 🛠️🤦‍♂️ Spoiler: It involves less actual coding and more head-scratching at terms and conditions. 📜😅
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gv4sDL9Ljww #fighterjets #programming #techhumor #codingstruggles #videoexplanation #HackerNews #ngated
Why Fighter Jets Ban 90% of C++ Features

YouTube
Show threadProf LutzDec 7

TABARNAK, c'est quoi? Un rituel de passage?

Une communauté impliquée et dynamique ne remplacera jamais une doc bien rédigée et des APIs bien conçues, pas rajoutées ad-hoc sur une base de code hermétique.

#codingStruggles