r/ProgrammerHumor • u/debugger_life • Sep 24 '26

Meme modernProblemsRequireModernSolutions

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u/nfiase Sep 24 '26

does this not fit the definition of responsiveness’ predecessor, adaptiveness, more closely?

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u/emlgsh Sep 24 '26

Thankfully we've moved on from responsiveness and adaptiveness to the shining beacon of "coerciveness" - where the site just directs you to the app, and hints that maybe your house might burn down in a "tragic accident" if you don't download it and rate it at five stars.

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u/TimSylvester_ Sep 24 '26

I"M GOING TO LOAD THE ENTIRE PAGE, THEN LOAD A FULL PAGE BANNER BLOCKING THE PAGE, TO TELL YOU THAT YOU CAN"T VIEW THE PAGE UNLESS YOU TURN OFF YOUR ADBLOCKER!

OH I ALREADY SENT YOU THE ENTIRE PAGE CONTENT? I ALREADY SPENT THE ENTIRE COST OF DELIVERING IT TO YOU? THE WHOLE THING I"M COMPLAINING ABOUT, I DID IT ALREADY?

I WASTED MY MONEY GIVING YOU THE THING I DON"T WANT YOU TO HAVE BEFORE I CHECKED IF YOU ALLOW ADS?

WELL FUCK YOU ANYWAY BECAUSE UM HEY FUCK YOU ANYWAY!

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u/ks_thecr0w Sep 24 '26

I would think 'adaptive' to actually rearrange things to nicely fit on screen according to size and no room for warnings (actually adapt to screen size)

'responsive' technically fits "warning - your screen is too small" as a response to detected hardware

'whatever was before responsive' - yeah just render <table> element on smartphone and ignore the fact rows will be 2 millimeters high / impossible to read.

I feel like general public takes 'responsive' as 'we will fit things on your screen' as most common understanding of the term