The Realistic Developer

Just a realistic developer telling it like it is

[The Realistic Developer @TheRealisticDev]

Here I am, once again googling how to git diff two branches night #therealisticdeveloper #webdevelopment #webdev #react #vue #node #js #css #php #stackoverflow #frontend #fullstack #confessionsofadeveloper #javascript #git

[The Realistic Developer @TheRealisticDev]

Can we please just assume we all know how to remove the default code in NextJs tutorials without wasting 5 minutes deleting it all? #therealisticdeveloper #webdevelopment #webdev #react #node #js #css #frontend #fullstack #confessionsofadeveloper #javascript #nextjs

[The Realistic Developer @TheRealisticDev]

97% of being a web developer is copying and pasting content from a client’s excel file into to the CMS you built for them #therealisticdeveloper #webdevelopment #webdev #react #vue #node #js #css #php #stackoverflow #frontend #fullstack #confessionsofadeveloper #javascript

[The Realistic Developer @TheRealisticDev]

If you’re going to use an online website builder that’s fine but don’t ask me to fix it #therealisticdeveloper #webdevelopment #webdev #react #vue #node #js #css #php #stackoverflow #frontend #fullstack #confessionsofadeveloper #javascript

[The Realistic Developer @TheRealisticDev]

Please clients, feel free to email me on a fucking Sunday night #therealisticdeveloper #webdevelopment #webdev #react #vue #node #js #css #php #stackoverflow #frontend #fullstack #confessionsofadeveloper #javascript

[The Realistic Developer @TheRealisticDev]

Web development, where people who don’t know how to do what you do only tell you that what you’ve done doesn’t work #therealisticdeveloper #webdevelopment #webdev #react #vue #node #js #css #php #stackoverflow #frontend #fullstack #confessionsofadeveloper #javascript

[The Realistic Developer @TheRealisticDev]

Client “We urgently need to change some copy on the website”, me “Ok, what do you want me to change it to?” Client “I’ll find out and get back to you”… #therealisticdeveloper #webdevelopment #react #vue #node #js #css #frontend #fullstack #confessionsofadeveloper #javascript

[The Realistic Developer @TheRealisticDev]

Who needs a test suite or fancy debug tooling when you can write ‘return “FUCK THIS”’ #therealisticdeveloper #webdevelopment #webdev #react #vue #node #js #css #php #stackoverflow #frontend #fullstack #confessionsofadeveloper #javascript

[The Realistic Developer @TheRealisticDev]

How am I still having to look up async map every damn time #therealisticdeveloper #webdevelopment #webdev #react #vue #node #js #css #php #stackoverflow #frontend #fullstack #confessionsofadeveloper #javascript

[The Realistic Developer @TheRealisticDev]

Pushing code to production without even running it locally YEEEEHAAAAHHH #therealisticdeveloper #webdevelopment #webdev #react #vue #node #js #css #php #stackoverflow #frontend #fullstack #confessionsofadeveloper #javascript

[The Realistic Developer @TheRealisticDev]

Never, ever, ever let clients on to your Slack channel #therealisticdeveloper #webdevelopment #webdev #react #vue #node #js #css #php #stackoverflow #frontend #fullstack #confessionsofadeveloper #javascript #slack

[Florin Pop 👨🏻‍💻 @FlorinPop17]

I spend 3 hours to automate a task which would have taken 10 minutes to complete manually.

I’m a developer.

[The Realistic Developer @TheRealisticDev]

We all know why we use next js please stop writing articles about how to install and run a hello world #therealisticdeveloper #webdevelopment #webdev #react #vue #node #js #css #php #stackoverflow #frontend #fullstack #confessionsofadeveloper #javascript #nextjs

[The Realistic Developer @TheRealisticDev]

Can we stop writing tutorials where we just regurgitate the getting started part of the docs #therealisticdeveloper #webdevelopment #webdev #react #vue #node #js #css #php #stackoverflow #frontend #fullstack #confessionsofadeveloper #javascript

[The Realistic Developer @TheRealisticDev]

Finally used reduce without looking it up! #therealisticdeveloper #webdevelopment #webdev #react #vue #node #js #css #php #stackoverflow #frontend #fullstack #confessionsofadeveloper #javascript

[The Realistic Developer @TheRealisticDev]

Biggest red flag with any client “let’s set up a weekly catch up call” #therealisticdeveloper #webdevelopment #webdev #react #vue #node #js #css #php #stackoverflow #frontend #fullstack #confessionsofadeveloper #javascript

[The Realistic Developer @TheRealisticDev]

JavaScript performance issues immediately fixed by closing dev tools #therealisticdeveloper #webdevelopment #webdev #react #vue #node #js #css #php #stackoverflow #frontend #fullstack #confessionsofadeveloper #javascript

[The Realistic Developer @TheRealisticDev]

When the project manager doesn’t understand the project and reacts to everything by scheduling a meeting #therealisticdeveloper #webdevelopment #webdev #react #vue #node #js #css #php #stackoverflow #frontend #fullstack #confessionsofadeveloper #javascript

[The Realistic Developer @TheRealisticDev]

Yet again googling “React forward ref “ then forgetting to add the ref... #therealisticdeveloper #webdevelopment #webdev #react #vue #node #js #css #php #stackoverflow #frontend #fullstack #confessionsofadeveloper #javascript

[The Realistic Developer @TheRealisticDev]

I wasn’t going to drink tonight but then I remembered I had clients to deal with again tomorrow #therealisticdeveloper #webdevelopment #webdev #react #vue #node #js #css #php #stackoverflow #frontend #fullstack #confessionsofadeveloper #javascript