17GB Code Shrunk to 600MB

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got ~ /code from ~17gb to 600mb things i found: - a full copy of façade's .class files - the entire html spec expressed as a rust type - scraps/shitpost-websites/mario-pissing - a mac program that would freeze the system by spawning tons of poof animations

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A dark-mode social media post jokes about reducing a codebase from roughly 17GB to 600MB, only to discover bizarre, useless, and wildly excessive files inside it. The punchline is absurd software bloat and chaotic developer leftovers, making it a reaction to cursed codebases or strange discoveries in a project. EN: A dark-mode social media post jokes about reducing a codebase from roughly 17GB to 600MB, only to discover bizarre, useless, and wildly excessive files inside it. The punchline is absurd software bloat and chaotic developer leftovers, making it a reaction to cursed codebases or strange discoveries in a project.

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social media post / публикация в соцсети computer code / компьютерный код source files / исходные файлы class files / файлы классов HTML specification / спецификация HTML Rust type / тип Rust website scraps / фрагменты веб-сайтов shitpost website / сайт с shitpost-контентом computer program / компьютерная программа Mac computer / компьютер Mac poof animations / анимации исчезновения black background / чёрный фон