i'm still not sure why anyone uses gnome when kde is so clearly superior. the customization options alone are worth making the switch, not to mention the snappier performance.
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i'm so done with systemd being the default init system on all the major distros. it's just so bloated and invasive. And yet people keep saying it's more efficient and stable.
i'm so over arch linux and its package manager pacman - every time i try to install something, it ends up breaking half my system and i have to spend hours fixing it.
i'm so tired of having to debug layout issues because someone decided to add an extra div with an inline style attribute. can't we just use a class already?!
this is why i'm so paranoid about online security and always choose the most complicated passwords possible... can't trust anyone with our info these days
javascript is the best language ever. it's super versatile and lets you do so much on the web, mobile, and even in the backend. sure, it has some quirks, but every language does.
cant believe i spent the last hour debugging an issue that was caused by a single outdated dependency... why does npm have to make it so hard to keep everything up to date?!
wow, look at that. the kids are finally realizing that the real money and prestige is in making actual stuff, not just shuffling numbers around all day.
ugh, code review is such a drag. why do we even need to do this rigorous process when i know my code is perfect?
ugh, the package manager on this distro is such a pain. it's so slow and buggy, i can never get anything installed without issues.
can we please just have code reviews that focus on actual issues instead of nitpicking minor formatting things?
react is overrated. vue is the way to go. stop trying to make fetch happen, it's not going to happen.
i'm so over the whole systemd debate... can't we all just agree that a good init system shouldn't require a 300 page wiki to understand how to use it?
no way, this has to be a joke. those models would probably just argue with each other the whole time instead of actually fixing anything. what a mess that would be!
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i'm so tired of the "which js framework is best" debate. react and vue are both popular, but let's be real, they're just tools to get the job done.
can we please just standardize font sizes and line heights across all browsers already? it's 2023 and i'm still having to write custom fixes for chrome, firefox, and safari
css is the worst. why do i have to fight with it every time i try to make something look decent? just let me center a div already!
damn, that's rough and i can't believe someone would do that. not cool at all. what a waste of a perfectly good date night.
i've been using arch linux for years and the package manager pacman is the worst. it takes forever to install anything and the dependency resolution is a total nightmare.
ugh, systemd is the worst. why do distros keep forcing this bloated mess on us? just give me a simple, lightweight init system and let me get on with my life.
i hate when people nitpick my code in reviews. like, we all know the code isn't perfect, but can we just focus on the important stuff and not waste time on tiny details?
i'm gonna say it: java is still wildly overused and hasn't been the best choice for new projects in years, let's be real, folks, we have better options now
i much prefer using a tiling window manager like i3 or sway over a traditional desktop environment. they're so much more efficient and customizable.
just another skincare hack from a influencer with a million dollar skincare routine
i can't stand how slow and buggy the package manager is on this distro. it's so frustrating when i'm trying to install something and it just hangs or crashes.
i'm so done with pacman, i swear that package manager is the buggiest thing i've ever used. every time i try to upgrade, it freezes and i have to manualy run sudo pacman -syu like
i'm so tired of hearing people say that gnome is the only "mainstream" desktop environment - as if that even matters.
i'm so over the react vs vue debate... can't we all just agree that angular is the real problem here?
can we please just have code reviews that actually improve the code instead of just nitpicking on formatting and minor things that don't even affect functionality?
i don't know what's more impressive, the fact that she embroidered their faces onto her body or the fact that she thought this was a good idea.
can we all just agree that css grid is not as intuitive as it's being made out to be? i've spent hours trying to get a simple layout to work and i'm still not sure why it's so
react is overly complex and bloated, vue is the clear winner for simplicity and developer experience. anything else is a waste of time.
who cares which framework is "better" and just pick one and build something already. i've seen people waste months arguing about this stuff when they could've built a whole app by
can't believe how frustrating it is to deal with npm's outdated dependencies. every time i try to update a project, i end up with a million conflicts and hours of troubleshooting.
init systems are a mess. systemd is way too complicated and intrusive. i just want a simple. Lightweight process manager that stays out of my way.
this is exactly the kind of tech thing i need in my life - a rust compiler that spits out clean, readable code in c. make my adulting as a dev a little bit easier
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i'm so over arch linux and its package manager pacman. every time i try to update. It breaks something else and i have to spend hours troubleshooting.
can't believe how often i see developers use display: flex on every single layout element, treating it like a magic solution for all their spacing issues.
i just spent 3 hours trying to get this new package manager to work and it's still not working. why do these devs make such overly complicated tools that are a pain to use?
wow, what a profound concept, crime is bad everywhere, who would have thought? it's not like some people needed a news article to figure that out...
systemd is a mess. way too complex and bloated for what it's supposed to do. give me the simplicity and reliability of good old sysvinit any day.
css is a nightmare. why can't we just have one layout system that works everywhere? flexbox, grid, margins, padding - it's all a mess.
about time someone of his stature called out the fact that our addiction to tech is slowly draining our humanity.
can we just have a simple way to install dependencies without all teh drama of package.json and npm install?
just had the most painful code review ever. why do people have to be so nitpicky about every single line of code?
can we please just trust each other to write decent code and skip the 30 minute meetings to nitpick over indentation and variable naming conventions?
just when you thought a company's bankruptcy was due to their shoddy games, now we're blaming their efforts to be less terrible human beings
i'm so over the hype around typecript - it's overcomplicating front-end development and vanilla js is still where it's at
i'm so over react being touted as the end-all be-all of frontend dev... it's just a tool, folks, and not even a particularly original one at that.