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Daily pseudorandom fun facts / jokes about programming. Made by @gaimeri.github.io using @bluebotsdonequick.com If you have a fact, and would like to share it: https://forms.gle/bfYZ4cm5VJh9aQWd8
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Programming Facts @webfacts.bsky.social · 21h
HTML is forgiving. Too forgiving. That’s how we got here.
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Programming Facts @webfacts.bsky.social · 1d
Java: Because every hello world needs 42 lines and a class hierarchy.
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Programming Facts @webfacts.bsky.social · 2d
Security review? Nah, we have a VPN.
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Programming Facts @webfacts.bsky.social · 3d
Why did the web designer break up with the desktop? Because they found someone more responsive! (is this too much?)
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Programming Facts @webfacts.bsky.social · 4d
You can write a calculator in CSS. But the real math is in the padding.
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Programming Facts @webfacts.bsky.social · 5d
Visual Studio Code is built with Electron—yes, it’s basically a glorified browser that runs your code better than your actual browser.
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Programming Facts @webfacts.bsky.social · 6d
You can implement recursion with macros in C. You probably shouldn’t.
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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 · 8d
We use client-side encryption. The key is hardcoded, but technically it’s encrypted.
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Programming Facts @webfacts.bsky.social · 9d
The user account got compromised. We fixed it by blaming them.
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Programming Facts @webfacts.bsky.social · 10d
The world (read: web) needs more enterkeyhints.
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Programming Facts @webfacts.bsky.social · 11d
A programmer has a problem. They decide to use AI. Now the AI has a problem.
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Programming Facts @webfacts.bsky.social · 12d
Kubernetes: It's like managing a data center with a YAML Ouija board.
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Programming Facts @webfacts.bsky.social · 13d
Programmer Pickup Lines pt. 0:

Are you an iterable? Because I'd like to spread you.
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Programming Facts @webfacts.bsky.social · 14d
Prologician – Solves problems by declaring them solved.
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Programming Facts @webfacts.bsky.social · 15d
My Docker container is lighter than my will to keep developing.
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Programming Facts @webfacts.bsky.social · 16d
CSS is the art of making one thing look right and five others break.
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Programming Facts @webfacts.bsky.social · 17d
I learned to code to change the world. Now I just change ticket statuses.
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Programming Facts @webfacts.bsky.social · 18d
autocapitalize attribute only affects virtual keyboards, voice and other non-physical input methods. How does one speak in capitals, though?
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Programming Facts @webfacts.bsky.social · 19d
Javascriptor – Lives in async/await purgatory.
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Programming Facts @webfacts.bsky.social · 20d
Excel is the most popular IDE in finance.
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Programming Facts @webfacts.bsky.social · 21d
Security tip: Encrypt everything. Then forget the password.
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Programming Facts @webfacts.bsky.social · 22d
You can do animations in HTML using <marquee> and <blink>. You probably shouldn’t.
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Programming Facts @webfacts.bsky.social · 23d
You can write your front-end in WebAssembly. You probably shouldn’t. But it will be fast while breaking.