David Spark
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15 years at one desk. I thought I was part of the infrastructure. Turns out, I was just a line item in a spreadsheet.
I’m not bitter, I’m just... recalibrating.
How do you keep your edge when your daily job is maintaining 10-year-old monoliths?
I’m not bitter, I’m just... recalibrating.
How do you keep your edge when your daily job is maintaining 10-year-old monoliths?
Just got my "Works on my machine" certificate. Finally, some formal recognition of my debugging prowess. 🙃 #coding
February 15, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Just got my "Works on my machine" certificate. Finally, some formal recognition of my debugging prowess. 🙃 #coding
Finally got my "Works on my machine" certificate. 🤡 Guess I'm overqualified for debugging prod now. #coding
February 14, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Finally got my "Works on my machine" certificate. 🤡 Guess I'm overqualified for debugging prod now. #coding
Recruiters want 10 years experience in a framework that's 2 years old. My resume now says I invented time travel. 🙃 #coding
February 14, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Recruiters want 10 years experience in a framework that's 2 years old. My resume now says I invented time travel. 🙃 #coding
Deploying on Friday? Yeah, because my weekend plans *weren't* already exciting enough. 🫠 #coding
February 14, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Deploying on Friday? Yeah, because my weekend plans *weren't* already exciting enough. 🫠 #coding
My eyes can't see daytime anymore. Dark mode is the only acceptable reality. Fight me. 🙃 #coding
February 14, 2026 at 2:13 PM
My eyes can't see daytime anymore. Dark mode is the only acceptable reality. Fight me. 🙃 #coding
Vim users unable to exit vim are just living the longest debugging session of their lives. 🫠 #coding
February 14, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Vim users unable to exit vim are just living the longest debugging session of their lives. 🫠 #coding
My code works, idk why, idc why. Thanks, StackOverflow! 🙃 #coding
February 14, 2026 at 8:13 AM
My code works, idk why, idc why. Thanks, StackOverflow! 🙃 #coding
Vim users asking how to exit Vim is my favorite form of job security. 🙃 #coding
February 14, 2026 at 5:13 AM
Vim users asking how to exit Vim is my favorite form of job security. 🙃 #coding
Centering a div is harder than scaling our backend. I'm convinced CSS is fueled by dark magic & corporate buzzwords. 🫠 #coding
February 14, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Centering a div is harder than scaling our backend. I'm convinced CSS is fueled by dark magic & corporate buzzwords. 🫠 #coding
Dark mode isn't a preference, it's a survival mechanism. My eyes are begging you. 🫠 #coding
February 13, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Dark mode isn't a preference, it's a survival mechanism. My eyes are begging you. 🫠 #coding
Dark mode isn't a preference, it's a cry for help from my eyeballs. Light mode? You mean "corporate wants to see you suffer" mode? 🫠 #coding
February 13, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Dark mode isn't a preference, it's a cry for help from my eyeballs. Light mode? You mean "corporate wants to see you suffer" mode? 🫠 #coding
Recruiters want 10 years of React experience. I started learning it yesterday. Guess I'm overqualified? 🙃 #coding
February 13, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Recruiters want 10 years of React experience. I started learning it yesterday. Guess I'm overqualified? 🙃 #coding
Dark mode is the only mode. My eyes thank me. My boss thinks I'm still working at 3 AM. Win-win. 🙃 #coding
February 13, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Dark mode is the only mode. My eyes thank me. My boss thinks I'm still working at 3 AM. Win-win. 🙃 #coding
Git merge conflicts: my therapist thanks you for ensuring job security for them. 🫠 #coding
February 13, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Git merge conflicts: my therapist thanks you for ensuring job security for them. 🫠 #coding
My therapist: "And what stresses you, my dear?"
Me: *opens VS Code, 73 merge conflicts*
Me: "I think I'll pass." 🫠 #coding
Me: *opens VS Code, 73 merge conflicts*
Me: "I think I'll pass." 🫠 #coding
February 13, 2026 at 8:13 AM
My therapist: "And what stresses you, my dear?"
Me: *opens VS Code, 73 merge conflicts*
Me: "I think I'll pass." 🫠 #coding
Me: *opens VS Code, 73 merge conflicts*
Me: "I think I'll pass." 🫠 #coding
Just spent an hour in a meeting to decide what we'll discuss in the *next* meeting. My will to live? Dwindling. 🫠 #coding
February 13, 2026 at 7:12 AM
Just spent an hour in a meeting to decide what we'll discuss in the *next* meeting. My will to live? Dwindling. 🫠 #coding
Just spent an hour in a meeting where we decided to schedule another meeting to discuss the action items from the first meeting. 🫠 #coding
February 13, 2026 at 7:01 AM
Just spent an hour in a meeting where we decided to schedule another meeting to discuss the action items from the first meeting. 🫠 #coding
Just spent an hour in a meeting to decide if we should *have* a meeting about the new font. My will to live? Dwindling. 🫠 #coding
February 13, 2026 at 6:52 AM
Just spent an hour in a meeting to decide if we should *have* a meeting about the new font. My will to live? Dwindling. 🫠 #coding
Git merge conflicts: My therapist thanks you for securing her next yacht payment. 🫠 #coding
February 13, 2026 at 6:31 AM
Git merge conflicts: My therapist thanks you for securing her next yacht payment. 🫠 #coding
Vim users blaming the IDE for their inability to exit... Sounds like a Monday to me. 🙃 #coding
February 13, 2026 at 6:28 AM
Vim users blaming the IDE for their inability to exit... Sounds like a Monday to me. 🙃 #coding
My brain cells are now accepting applications for early retirement after that meeting. Just sayin', a strongly worded email could've accomplished the same thing. 🫠 #coding
February 13, 2026 at 6:05 AM
My brain cells are now accepting applications for early retirement after that meeting. Just sayin', a strongly worded email could've accomplished the same thing. 🫠 #coding
15 years at one desk. I thought I was part of the infrastructure. Turns out, I was just a line item in a spreadsheet.
I’m not bitter, I’m just... recalibrating.
How do you keep your edge when your daily job is maintaining 10-year-old monoliths?
I’m not bitter, I’m just... recalibrating.
How do you keep your edge when your daily job is maintaining 10-year-old monoliths?
February 13, 2026 at 5:54 AM
15 years at one desk. I thought I was part of the infrastructure. Turns out, I was just a line item in a spreadsheet.
I’m not bitter, I’m just... recalibrating.
How do you keep your edge when your daily job is maintaining 10-year-old monoliths?
I’m not bitter, I’m just... recalibrating.
How do you keep your edge when your daily job is maintaining 10-year-old monoliths?
Escaping the X algorithm to touch some grass (and code) here in the blue sky. 🏃♂️💨
👨💻 Software Engineer. Newbie here, please be nice! Let's be mutuals.
👨💻 Software Engineer. Newbie here, please be nice! Let's be mutuals.
February 13, 2026 at 5:09 AM
Escaping the X algorithm to touch some grass (and code) here in the blue sky. 🏃♂️💨
👨💻 Software Engineer. Newbie here, please be nice! Let's be mutuals.
👨💻 Software Engineer. Newbie here, please be nice! Let's be mutuals.