Code Nightmares: from Parallelism to Paralysis
đ„š Snack #3: When your "Clean Architecture" meets an infinite lasagna loop.
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Dispatching a Parallel Task can become scary. Combined with a bad Base Case for a loop or recurion, it becomes a nightmare. One moment you are optimizing for speed, the next youâve paralyzed your entire system.
One missing exit condition. A mountain of lasagna layers. One massive system crash.
View the full comic episode âA Lasagna Ricorsivaâ to see how a bad Base Case can lead to either a Stack Overflow or a sizzling CPU.
In the episode, we dive into:
Stack Frames: What actually happens under the hood?
Iteration vs. Recursion: Choosing the right tool for the kitchen.
The âKitchen Metaphorâ: How to explain these complex concepts to your CEO... or your grandma.
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About Snacks Section
âSnacksâ are my comic âshortsâ - bite-sized, visual stories where technology meets real life.
Expect a mix of:
Tech Tales: Explaining complex concepts or venting about the daily struggles of a software architect.
Workplace Humor: The funny, awkward, and sometimes absurd reality of the corporate world.
Life Bytes: Personal âsnacksâ from the chaotic and hilarious moments with my kids.
A bit of tech, a lot of humorâperfect for reading between two meetings.
Illustration credits: Comic scenes conceptualized by 8bytes! and rendered by Nano Banana.