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Ben Halpern
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Sometimes when I'm writing Javascript I want to throw up my hands and say "this is bullshit!"....

...but I can never remember what "this" refers to. 😭


It's an old tweet of mine 😄


We elevated this the jokes tag today, follow if you like more content like this.

#jokes

plz post the lols

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Ryland G

This joke doesn’t seem ready, you sure it’s not a prototype?

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Juneau Lim

I'm crying...🤣

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Ben Halpern

Me today when @aspittel proposed the jokes tag

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Jamie Ferrugiaro

Yes, please.

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John Paul Ada

The GIF is making me laugh more than the jokes LOL

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Florian Rand • Edited

yoda
A good feeling about this I have.
(edited, less annoying gif)

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Carlos Caballero

Hahaha!!

Now ... I'm throw up my laptop! 😆😆

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Chinweike Jude Obiejesi

Jokes undergoing settings

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Nicky Meuleman

"this" is a triumph.

I'm making a note here, huge success.

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Sidney Yin

So I guess Javascript writers unite by coordinating our "hands throwing" from across the globe!

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Schnubb

It's window.
global was a mistake...

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Michiel Hendriks

Finally! This is the first tag I'm following.

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C.S. Rhymes

Some jokes are all about context

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Seanmclem

Funny, that's how I feel when Not using JavaScript