Rocking those classic 990s
An this was back in the 80s where there were only 8 programming languages…
Many, many years ago I used to have two Wyse50 terminals, running split screens each with two parts. I did a lot of support on remote systems (via modem!) and I would have a session on a customer system, source code and running on our test system and internal stuff. I didn’t have space for a third terminal.
At another job I had an office with a “U” shaped desk. I would spread printouts across half the “U” and swivel around between the computer and the printouts.
I have a KVM switch so I can control my array of computers with one monitor setup. I have a normal desk and a big closet to house all the computers.
We just have a warehouse with a few big computers. We just use our desks to access them.
You’re supposed to put each machine on top of each other, hence the term full stack developer.
And I thought it meant those programmers are bad at memory management because their stack is always full.
Well, now I feel like an idiot. I’ve always assumed that was just an expression!
Yes, but it’s a regular expression.
I run perl on arch btw
Stacks are real
Stacks are for idiots, racks are what we need and blades are the real deal.
I’m a Deck man myself
It’s called a tower PC for a reason
I thought Tower PC was named after the record store.
For most devs, it’s a Jenga tower. Only fancy algorithm devs get a nice Hanoi towers setup.
Do you get two empty spaces next to your tower? For maintenance if the lower elements.
Docker fan mindset
Would it be possible to work around this by using virtual desktops? 🤔
Technically yes, but the thermal load of putting all those computers inside the other computers is generally prohibitive, and image quality once you get 3 monitors deep in the tool chain is poor enough you have to start making the text bigger.
That’s why programmers have all those monitors. They’re each hooked up to a different computer.
So, when you use 40 or so programming languages, your employer needs to supply a mansion…
I’m okay with that.
Now, where is the boss?
Corporate be like “mandatory return to
officeaircraft hangar.”'Yes boss, I need 16-Bit, 32-Bit and 64-Bit Arm and x86_64 ASM as well as MySQL, SQLite, Postgres, Firebird, Mongo and all other stuff too, so I need a lot of computers … of course all with Threadripper PRO 7995WX’s.
That is the reason why some developers are “full stack”. All computers are stacked 🤪
Those people you see on LinkedIn with like 20 programming languages on their resume are really looking for a job just to pay off the debt of buying 20 computers
This is why we need 3, 4, or even 5 monitors at a time.
More monitors the better
I use a KVM switch tree and run it off an alternator connected to my desk bike
If your desk is only 3/4ths of a chain long, how will you fit more than one computer?
That’s the whole advantage of block chain. You can add more lego blocks to your desk and keep the chain going.
I hate working in frontend because I have to keep switching computers between Javascript, HTML, CSS and sometimes SVG
come on, only one out of those four is a programming language
edit (begrudgingly): ok fine, half, but still
CSS is turing conplete.
come on, only one out of those four is a programming language
that’s part of the joke ;)
SVG? SVG isn’t half a language, it’s a completely functional one!
