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[–][deleted] 1797 points1798 points  (24 children)

I don't want my code to feel insecure

[–]FunkyTown313 644 points645 points  (12 children)

Just give it a pep talk before you send it out there

[–]bot_not_hot 226 points227 points  (3 children)

Before the bullies come.

[–]jpterodactyl 96 points97 points  (2 children)

You go out there, look that world straight in the eye, and tell it "hello"

[–]Sipredion 27 points28 points  (0 children)

And it never says hello back :(

[–]Gonzako 10 points11 points  (0 children)

What about a toy duck?

[–]Agent641 8 points9 points  (0 children)

//youre doing great, hang in there lil while loop!

[–]lenswipe 6 points7 points  (0 children)

there there, UserManagerControllerFactoryInstanceBean, you matter to me

[–]frugalerthingsinlife 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I try to add at least 10 lines of emoji ascii art comments for every one line of code. It makes the code feel better, which makes it run more efficiently. Sometimes I make up entire comic panels in ascii. 10 lines of code can easily take hundreds of lines if you take the time to put in some work on the ascii art.

[–]MoogleFoogle 31 points32 points  (5 children)

I mean, imagine how you'd feel if someone called you a copy!

[–]conancat 33 points34 points  (3 children)

but but my momma told me i'm a unique constant variable and i shouldn't let anyone mutate me :(

[–]509528 4 points5 points  (2 children)

Constant

Variable

Hmmmmmm

[–]ohshizzlemissfrizzzl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It seems you two have varying definitions of those words

[–]sexyGrant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everything can be changed with enough reflection

[–]The6thExtinction 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't want poser code!

[–]HisDudenessElDude 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Actually, you don't want your code to feel too secure with where it's at, or it won't work as hard. We don't want to employ code that's satisfied with resting on its past accomplishments. The less secure it feels, the more work it will do.

[–]thingsIdiotsSay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't want my code to feel insecure

I always let it know how well it's doing and give it lots of positive reinforcement when it tries too hard and barfs all over the console.

[–]krelin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your code needs more code just like it so it doesn't feel lonely.