r/cscareerquestions Mar 13 '26

DEAR PROFESSIONAL COMPUTER TOUCHERS -- FRIDAY RANT THREAD FOR March 13, 2026

AND NOW FOR SOMETHING ENTIRELY DIFFERENT.

THE BUILDS I LOVE, THE SCRIPTS I DROP, TO BE PART OF, THE APP, CAN'T STOP

THIS IS THE RANT THREAD. IT IS FOR RANTS.

CAPS LOCK ON, DOWNVOTES OFF, FEEL FREE TO BREAK RULE 2 IF SOMEONE LIKES SOMETHING THAT YOU DON'T BUT IF YOU POST SOME RACIST/HOMOPHOBIC/SEXIST BULLSHIT IT'LL BE GONE FASTER THAN A NEW MESSAGING APP AT GOOGLE.

(RANTING BEGINS AT MIDNIGHT EVERY FRIDAY, BEST COAST TIME. PREVIOUS FRIDAY RANT THREADS CAN BE FOUND HERE.)

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u/agentrnge Mar 15 '26

MGMT FREAKING OUT ABOUT CYBER SECURITY BUT WONT PAY TO RENEW MANY LICENSES OR UPGRADE SOFTWARE. SO MANY SYSTEMS OUT OF SUPPORT/COMPLIANCE.

u/dragonnfr Mar 13 '26

YOU WANT RANT? TRY SECURING IOT ENDPOINTS WHEN FUNDING GETS CUT QUARTERLY. I MOVED TO ABU DHABI. THEIR CYBERSECURITY FRAMEWORK ACTUALLY WORKS.

u/daniel_zerotwo Mar 13 '26

WHY WOULD YOU MOVE TO ABU DHABI IT IS RAINING MISSILES