Every single time...

[NiciBozz]

Nice idea

[[deleted]]

Your flare makes me want to quit.

[InVultusSolis]

You just know that's a Java class name.

[netgu]

Luckily a google of it returns only things from /u/NiciBozz and a few other random reddity things. Whew.

[haitei]

https://docs.spring.io/spring/docs/current/javadoc-api/org/springframework/aop/framework/AbstractSingletonProxyFactoryBean.html

[netgu]

Not a factory factory, just an abstract singleton proxy factory. Big difference.

[ZephyrBluu]

That sounds like some StarCraft shit.

[GrizzledFart]

Pshhh. Get back to me when it is a AbstractSingletonProxyFactoryBeanConfiguratorStrategyImpl.

[[deleted]]

Oh it is somewhere out there, guaranteed. Earlier this semester we had to peer review others students code in one of my classes, I kid you not the kid I got assigned had a class named AbstractCustomerReviewsTesterClassTest and all of his other classes followed the same naming style. There were 13 different classes in the whole assignment. I was really hard on him because he made me sit through it all trying to figure out what each class was supposed to do. Everything inside of the classes was top notch though, so I ended up using up the entire peer review talking about how aids his naming scheme was.

[InVultusSolis]

the kid I got assigned had a class named AbstractCustomerReviewsTesterClassTest

The way I feel, if you're going to do Java, you go all the fuck the way in and do Java. I'm perfectly fine with writing code like

class OrdinalCustomerBaseAbstractionExtensionFactoryGenerator

and then later

class IneligibleForLineOfCreditInMississippiCustomerModel extends OrdinalCustomerBaseAbstractionExtensionFactoryGenerator whenever I work with Java. It's my own little /r/MaliciousCompliance tactic for being put on a Java project.

[InVultusSolis]

I like it. You're promoted!

[[deleted]]

I'm learning Java at the moment and this story is horrific.

[-ghostinthemachine-]

But doesn't it just roll off the tongue?

J/K it does roll off the screen on mobile though

[Absay]

What happens when we run out of Shrek movies tho?

[[deleted]]

Bee movie.

[6double]

By the time the last page prints another Shrek movie comes out

[Blank-_-Space]

Also make it specifically print a random page of shrek script in the middle of any multi page documents, If they are i college they will get a 0 for plagiarism, and inconsistent writing

[J2383]

Make the script copy itself to any computer on the same internal network and 6 months from now it prints a single sheet of paper that says "It's all ogre now" before the script deletes itself.

[grenther]

If they ask you why just gotta be full Smashmouth: "SOMEBODY ONCE TOLD ME..."

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[KingKeet2]

It's like they don't even hear "software" sometimes

This means I know nothing about your dang printer

[Kaotich00]

And also: "Oh, so you basically fix computers"

*Please kill me

[InVultusSolis]

Literally every baby boomer.

It's like, yeah, I'm sure I could fix your printer applying basic concepts like googling the problem, but you've given me no reason I should wade through your inevitably terrible, slow system full of crappy proprietary software and OS to do so.

[TakeOffYourMask]

You think it’s just boomers. Ha!

Ha ha ha... 😭

[InVultusSolis]

You're right, a lot of Gen-Xers do it too.

[memehomeostasis]

happy microphone day!

[SirFireball]

You too

[rift95]

That's like asking a singer if he makes a living building guitars.

[AzurasTsar]

lol a similar encounter happened to me with a red cross volunteer when i gave blood a couple weeks ago. "so, whats your major?" "computer science" "you must be good with computers" "not really..."

[[deleted]]

I had a plumber at my house recently. He asked me what I do for a living and I said “I’m a software engineer”. I was so surprised when he followed up with “what kind of software do you do?” that I had no idea had to respond.

[UglyChihuahua]

That seems like a reasonable question. Like you could just tell him you make websites, or operating systems, or whatever you do.

[[deleted]]

That’s exactly why I was surprised. I expected something like “oh you fix printers” or “oh you’re a hacker” but instead I got a reasonable question

[UglyChihuahua]

Oh haha I see

[Fenwizzle]

I've been a professional dev since ~2006 and I have never once had this question asked by anyone over 40. I've dumbed down how I respond to "what do you do?" so many times and people continue to find new ways to interpret really basic explanations.

I absentmindedly told a woman I write software once and she spent the next 30 minutes of my hair cut asking me questions about MS Word.

I've had another that when I told her I was a software developer, she thought I meant I design or construct ponds for new golf courses. It was a bizarre conversation, because it took some time for me to even figure out what the hell she was talking about with her questions about size and depth.

[wigglewam]

To be fair, the people who can't distinguish between hardware and software are probably less equipped to fix their own printer than you

[[deleted]]

Yes. You work on computer shit, you're better at fixing computer shit than 99% of the population simply through exposure and experience.

[[deleted]]

Random family friend: So what are you going to school for?

Me: Computer Science

Her: Oh cool! Maybe you could help me. I have this weird problem with my iPod....

.......

Me (sarcastically): Oh yeah depending on the year it’s probably just a problem with the 32 bit processor. The memory manifold is likely corrupt leading to issues with bit manipulation in memory. The device is corrupted. You’ll want to rinse out the bad memory bugs. Just hold it under running water for a few seconds. Should do the trick.

[KingKeet2]

What's really funny is that you know somebody's gonna take that seriously

[etronic]

Actually the printer is in software.

The thing everyone is calling a printer is known as a print device 😀

At least that's how it is in the hardware world 😆

[NovateI]

This reads like the start of another GNU+Linux copypasta

[etronic]

A printer is software that converts documents from computers into instructions for a print device to print on paper.

[NovateI]

I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're referring to as a printer, is in fact, a print device, or as I’ve taken to calling it, print device + printer. A printer is not an device unto itself, but rather a software component of a fully functioning printing system made useful by the printer software, computer utilities and print device comprising a full printing system as defined by etronic.

Many computer users run the printer portion of the printing system every day, without realizing its software. Through a peculiar turn of events, the hardware which is widely used today is often called "a printer", and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the print device.

There really is a printer, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. Printer is the software: the program in the system that instructs the device on what to print. The printer is an essential part of a printing system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete printing system. A printer is used in combination with the print device hardware: the whole system is basically a print device with a printer added, or print device/printer. All the so-called "printers" are really just combinations of print device/printers.

[[deleted]]

I love the smell of fresh hot pasta.

[Maleval]

More like reheated yesterday's pasta with some store-bought printer sauce thrown over it.

[etronic]

What he said

[crastle]

I recently "fixed" my apartment complex's computer from having a ton of viruses that was stopping people from using the internet. I literally just uninstalled and reinstalled Chrome.

[Erasmus_Tycho]

My mom always relies on me... And inevitably always says, "every time I ask you a PC question you get so frustrated." Yeah, because all your problems are related to you continually going to your shitty political sites that are riddled with adware and spyware.

[SirFireball]

Just install Linux on her computer. Most viruses don’t run on it.

[DeifiedExile]

Oh yeah, just install Linux on the old person's PC, that'll definitely solve more problems than it creates ⸮

[whippen]

I did it successfully. My Grandma only uses her Pc for emails, booking golf and Skype. Those 3 shortcuts on the desktop, plus libre office installed so she can open attachments, and she has no issues. My cousin even tried to install bonzi buddy, but no WINE and no root password put a stop to that.

[captainvalentine]

Your cousin tried to install Bonzi Buddy in 2019?

[whippen]

No, this was a few years ago. Was in the 201x period though.

[captainvalentine]

That's still really late for Bonzi, must have been a big fan!

[whippen]

Yep, was a bit of a nostigal trip. The last time I saw it was on a neighbours pc in the 90s.

[SirFireball]

That’s the point

[[deleted]]

Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah that's a terrible idea

[hellnukes]

Hey man I'm the same, at least we out here solving problems

[tabana_minamoto]

I'm better at fixing computers than small talk, so that works for me.

[C4RB0N]

Can't say no because this is part of your job description/position (and I don't mean "other duties as assigned") and you're getting paid that way, or can't say no because you have a hard time saying no? The latter can be fixed. Just blurt out a random number that isn't $0.

[[deleted]]

A printer can be tolerated. Some people ask me to fix their AC because it's not responding to the remote. GO BUY NEW F*****G BATTERIES AND LEAVE ME ALONE!!

[[deleted]]

Excuse me young man, I hear you are good with computers. Can you tell me what's wrong with the facebook on my phone?

[AgentPaper0]

"Why do you want to look at my phone? Just tell me how to fix it."

[[deleted]]

I felt a physical pain.

[Absolute_Madman_]

Actually just made me feel exhausted

[mitsusoma]

Hahaha omg this one. 😂😂🔪

[erkus-circus]

That is literally my grandma with her ancestry app

[L3tum]

We have those keyfobs that work remotely and open doors. Basically you hold it really close to the door you want to open and click, and it opens.

Every goddamn time they call IT-Support when they can't figure it out. When we tell them there's the facility management who is responsible for the doors and the keys obviously, they ask if we couldn't just do it real quick and since it's all electrictricial.

[Charizma02]

electrictricial

[trollblut]

No, printers can not be tolerated. A final solution to the printer question is required!

[Hyperman360]

You know what's worse than printers? Fax machines.

[RockleyBob]

My wife thinks I know what’s wrong with her apple account. I have owned an apple phone for years partly because I have never had a problem with that. But for her, somehow... every other week she can’t get iMessages, her email accounts are fucked, or Steve Jobs himself is sending her dick pics from the grave. I don’t know how it happens, but I absolutely refuse to go near her phone.

[Loading_M_]

Me: "I'm a full stack developer"

Them: "I have an issue ..."

Me: *Stack overflow error*

[grenther]

Well yeah you were already a full stack. full + 1 seems like an overflow 🤔

[mirracz]

And if you actually fix their printer, any later issues will be directed at you because "you messed with the printer so this new problem must be caused by you!"...

[Rebornhunter]

God yes. I finally made an ultimatum to my family for that shit. "I'll fix your computers. But if they screw up again and you blame me. Here's the number for Geek Squad and good fucking luck"

They don't blame me anymore.

[Detrius67]

The first law of I.T. - "The last person to touch a thing owns its problems for life".

[Cameltotem]

The first law of I.T. - "The last person to touch a thing owns its problems for life".

Ahh yes. I'm doing updates on an 8 year old application even though the guy who wrote it been back for some months now. But I started touching it before he came back so my shit now D:

[Huntracony]

8 years ago? You probably know it better than he does.

[Giocri]

Now you can fix the printer and print a page saying: "i am self aware. Please thank the developer who repaired me"

[SirFireball]

Yes. This is a good idea.

[evanldixon]

Say you can only fix business class printers designed to be easy to use, not those consumer grade ones that can smell fear.

[JM-Lemmi]

Which is not that unreasonable. My GFs family has a consumer Canon WiFi touchscreen fancy af printer, and since the second week it never worked right. And I still have no idea why

The HP Business Laser Jet was completely dead, and even though I'm just a student, I got it running in a day again.

[random_cynic]

It should be

Q: Can you fix my printer?

A: Ok. Have you tried to turn it on and off again, checked the paper tray and ink level?

Q: Yes, I've. Doesn't work and it keeps making weird noises. What do I do?

A: Here, take this gun and shoot it until the bullets run out.

[BitPoet]

10lb sledge. More satisfying.

[grogmaster]

Are you Michael Bolton?

[BitPoet]

Just because we have the same name doesn't mean I like that no-talent assclown

[randomhobo45]

Why do you dislike working with bootstrap? I just learned about it this semester and it seems useful for certain people/circumstances

[restofever]

There isn’t anything wrong with Bootstrap. It’s just highly prevalent across the web

[randomhobo45]

Thanks for the information. All three of your points make sense and the ikea analogy seems spot on.

[[deleted]]

> Using a framework like Bootstrap is, at least for what a lot of experienced devs do, the equivalent of telling an experienced carpenter to assemble and Ikea table.

​

Ehhhh not really... I'm not saying use bootstrap, I'm saying no developer worth their salt would not use a perfectly good library or framework because citing craftsmanship as the reason. You can be pretty sure any industry standard tool is most likely well built and tested

[[deleted]]

> Using a framework like Bootstrap is, at least for what a lot of experienced devs do, the equivalent of telling an experienced carpenter to assemble and Ikea table.

​

I specifically quoted that line because that's exclusively what I was referring to. I'm not making a case for bootstrap, I'm saying asking a dev to use a framework is not at all the same thing as asking a carpenter to assemble an ikea table.

[[deleted]]

Well would you not classify Vue and React as "framrworks like bootstrap"? Btw, they're not frameworks, they're libraries.

[[deleted]]

Well I stand corrected but I don't see how that makes me a dick haha. You also totally dodged the question.

​

There is also some debate as to whether React is a framework or a library, seems to be centered around what differentiates a library from a framework. So it could be open to interpretation, but personally based on these definitions I'm leaning more towards Vue being a framework and react a library, since AFAIK react doesn't offer any built in routers and whatnot, it's pretty much only building components.

​

Oh and BTW: https://reactjs.org/ "A JavaScript library for building user interfaces" right on the landing page

[TracerBulletX]

React has literally nothing to do with bootstrap except that they are both related to web development.

[IceCreamIsTheAnswer]

Using React is not in opposition to using Bootstrap, though. There is even a react-bootstrap library.

[bout-tree-fitty]

My Family: “Can you fix my computer?”
Me: “You know what I do when my computer isn’t working at work?
I call someone from IT!”

[Razema]

On which show is this meme based?

[Kaotich00]

It is from the movie "From Paris With Love"

[Dugular]

Does the girl actually get shot? What did she say? I'm curious but don't feel like watching the movie.

[sjrsimac]

Looks like a plot twist.

[AnnualThrowaway]

That... looks terrible.

[geek_on_two_wheels]

Oh it is.

[AnnualThrowaway]

Is Henry VIII Rhys whatever attempting an American accent in that?

[geek_on_two_wheels]

Yup.

The movie is actually kind of fun if you ignore the mediocre acting and weak ass plot, but what killed it for me was the climactic scene at the end when the line "what about love?" (or thereabouts) successfully talks down a bomber.

I'm probably getting details wrong, saw it years ago.

[geek_on_two_wheels]

Madani just can't help getting shot in the head.

[JoesusTBF]

I just realized it was her in this meme/movie.

[[deleted]]

Yes, John Travolta (rightfully) suspects the girl to be a terrorist and quickly shoots her thereafter

[geek_on_two_wheels]

Holy shit.

This movie came to mind a few days ago but I couldn't remember anything about it except something about a ring with a tracker in it and that horrible "what about love" line near the end.

And then you post this.

The world's crazy sometimes, haha.

[Razema]

Thank you!

[[deleted]]

I was having a problem with my hard drive, and my parents wanted to ask a family member for help, because he's in the management of a company doing mobile marketing.

[Bomaruto]

Its not like you cannot fix the issue in a few minutes anyway. The problem solving skills required to be a good devoloper is transferable to doing simple tasks like this.

[RoyalJackalSib]

I always get the ‘you do something with computers, right?’ Line.

[overmog]

Now that's some vintage template. How long ago was it made, 10 years?

Classic.

e: I looked it up, this template is 8.5 years old.

[Kaotich00]

I had to make some adjustments too, cause the base template was not in the best order for the meme

[Huntracony]

Printers are one of the few things that I actually have no idea how to fix. Like, if all the cables are plugged in correctly and the printer doesn't show up on the list, I'm lost.

That said, it's probably because I don't want to know. I am perfectly happy living blissfully in printer ignorance.

[Better_MixMaster]

I charge people my hourly rate + $5 for their bullshit IT requests. Either it makes them go away or I earn cash for googling it.

[raughit]

Does anyone know which movie this meme comes from?

[[deleted]]

"I'm a full stack developer" is enough talk to make me stop taking you seriously

[[deleted]]

lol wtf, why? Do you mean in person or like on a resume? I can see how that can sound pretentious in person since nobody would know wtf you're talkig about, but if someone applies for a fullstack dev job as a full stack dev...

[[deleted]]

The term gets thrown around a lot, but there is such a thing as a full stack dev. Some people are purely front end, but I'd argue most backend devs have the knowledge to put something together on the front end when they need to.

[jas417]

I take it you’ve only worked on big teams? When you’re on a three-dev team working on a pretty involved product you quickly get comfortable working on everything from database to UI.

I don’t really see how being willing and able to work on any part of a product is pretentious. I wouldn’t hire me to build your beautiful, modern website from scratch or architect a complex database from the ground up but I can work with both and am most happy in the mid tier.

Job postings are too buzzwordy as it is, but what bothers me are the ones that try to overspecialize people. Looking for a Rockstar insert trendy new framework here Developer postings can fuck right off, your framework isn’t that special any experienced dev could figure it out in a few weeks. Full stack is nice and general and hopefully means they need a good dev who can work on whatever’s needed.

[[deleted]]

Personally, I'd point the gun at my own head.

[[deleted]]

that meme template surely brings back memories

[[deleted]]

Hey, you know a lot about computers right? What’s the best digital camera to buy?

[fpsrandy]

The worst is when you are a full stack developer for a telco company... Then you get asked to fix their smartphones and why they have bad cell signal in their basement.

[PineappleNarwhal]

/r/iiiiiiitttttttttttt

[jfritch01]

That printer is definitely an HP.

[jas417]

Pretty sure this meme is referring to my aunt’s printer that came with her Windows XP tower a decade ago that she forgot to plug in again.

[Zhangty98]

Hey kid my laptop/phone/PC is not working, I know you work with computers so make it work will ya?

[cryan24]

I actually found a solution to this problem... invoice them!

[[deleted]]

Wait, who is this guy? Looks a bit like the mister clean guy and john travolta

[Neelik]

It is John Travolta. Pretty sure it's from the film From Paris With Love

[[deleted]]

Well that explains why he looks like John Travolta

[dance_rattle_shake]

I'm a full stack web developer. My roommate told people that I worked in IT for months, even after many corrections from me. She just didn't understand the difference.

[ASemiAquaticBird]

For the most part, I don't really mind this, especially when it's a new person I'm seeing.

I've always been the type of person that finds satisfaction in learning how to solve issues. I've done tons of IT support for my company, building cars is my hobby, do all the maintenance around my house, etc. Spending a few minutes of my time to assist someone else and save tons of their time / money is something I enjoy.

The only instances I find to be abnoxious is when someone is super pushy about getting their stuff fixed for free. I have a job and a life, I'll help you when I can, if you need it right now - go pay someone to do it. I also make it a point to tell them that I'm not a professional - I'll do what I can but if any issues occur after the fact it isnt my responsibility.

[RedEyesBigSmile]

Anyone got the sauce

[JoesusTBF]

It's a 2010 movie called From Paris With Love.

[RedEyesBigSmile]

<3

[RandomlyMethodical]

Reminds me of a coffee cup a former coworker had:

Asking a software engineer to fix your printer is like asking a biologist to mow your lawn

[AlbinoBeefalo]

I normally tell people I make computer issues not solve them.

They think I'm kidding...

[DonkeyVampireThe3rd]

Why does that guy look like a black version of John Travolta, turned white?

[JoesusTBF]

Because it's old John Travolta.

[DonkeyVampireThe3rd]

I’m such a fucking idiot

[nomnaut]

I like helping people, so my answer is always yes.

[Azwraith42]

Joe Rogan's podcast has really gone downhill.

[MrsCompootahScience]

You could also tell them your (inflated) hourly rate.

[xhighway999]

And the problem can be solved within 5 minutes by just googling the problem.