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Programming Facts @webfacts.bsky.social · 1h

Security is everyone’s responsibility. So I made it no one's job.

Programming Facts @webfacts.bsky.social · 1d

HTML is forgiving. Too forgiving. That’s how we got here.

Programming Facts @webfacts.bsky.social · 2d

Java: Because every hello world needs 42 lines and a class hierarchy.

Programming Facts @webfacts.bsky.social · 3d

Security review? Nah, we have a VPN.

Programming Facts @webfacts.bsky.social · 4d

Why did the web designer break up with the desktop? Because they found someone more responsive! (is this too much?)

Programming Facts @webfacts.bsky.social · 5d

You can write a calculator in CSS. But the real math is in the padding.

Programming Facts @webfacts.bsky.social · 6d

Visual Studio Code is built with Electron—yes, it’s basically a glorified browser that runs your code better than your actual browser.

Programming Facts @webfacts.bsky.social · 7d

You can implement recursion with macros in C. You probably shouldn’t.

Programming Facts @webfacts.bsky.social · 7d

You can build CPUs, calculators, and even functional phones inside Minecraft.

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Programming Facts @webfacts.bsky.social · 7d

Haskell is a pure functional language with lazy evaluation. It doesn’t compute anything unless absolutely necessary—just like you on a Monday.

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Programming Facts @webfacts.bsky.social · 9d

We use client-side encryption. The key is hardcoded, but technically it’s encrypted.

Programming Facts @webfacts.bsky.social · 10d

The user account got compromised. We fixed it by blaming them.

Programming Facts @webfacts.bsky.social · 11d

The world (read: web) needs more enterkeyhints.

Programming Facts @webfacts.bsky.social · 12d

A programmer has a problem. They decide to use AI. Now the AI has a problem.

Programming Facts @webfacts.bsky.social · 13d

Kubernetes: It's like managing a data center with a YAML Ouija board.

Programming Facts @webfacts.bsky.social · 14d

Programmer Pickup Lines pt. 0:

Are you an iterable? Because I'd like to spread you.

Programming Facts @webfacts.bsky.social · 15d

Prologician – Solves problems by declaring them solved.

Programming Facts @webfacts.bsky.social · 16d

My Docker container is lighter than my will to keep developing.

Programming Facts @webfacts.bsky.social · 17d

CSS is the art of making one thing look right and five others break.

Programming Facts @webfacts.bsky.social · 18d

I learned to code to change the world. Now I just change ticket statuses.

Programming Facts @webfacts.bsky.social · 19d

autocapitalize attribute only affects virtual keyboards, voice and other non-physical input methods. How does one speak in capitals, though?

Programming Facts @webfacts.bsky.social · 20d

Javascriptor – Lives in async/await purgatory.

Programming Facts @webfacts.bsky.social · 21d

Excel is the most popular IDE in finance.

Programming Facts @webfacts.bsky.social · 22d

Security tip: Encrypt everything. Then forget the password.

Programming Facts @webfacts.bsky.social · 23d

You can do animations in HTML using <marquee> and <blink>. You probably shouldn’t.