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Chapter 83 FORK? Please, author, go write FOOW! (Please continue reading!)
After Tang Yiping finished releasing his new program, he waited a short while before opening L website.

As the industry that most frequently employs the 996 work schedule, slacking off is an eternal need for programmers, so the forums are always bustling with activity.

However, Tang Yiping glanced around and didn't see any discussion about his new program.
This is unscientific!
My new program is so amazing, so awesome, so cool, yet nobody's discussing it?

I scrolled down again, and even the discussion about Foew had fallen to the bottom.

Tang Yiping's previous version was released two days ago, but this version is mainly to meet Qiu Zhaodong's needs and adds two features that ordinary people don't really need.

Aside from medical staff, there are very few people in the world who need FOEW to help with communication and need to frequently switch between users.

So after Tang Yiping released the new version, everyone gathered around to watch, discussed why Tang Yiping had added such a feature, and then dispersed.

The most talked-about topic on the forum today is a cybersecurity post by the expert 5090. In it, 5090 recounted his experience participating in a hacker attack and defense operation, how he caught the hacker, and sent him to ten years in jail. It's quite legendary and has already received hundreds of upvotes.

Well! A person who is indifferent to fame and fortune, focused on writing code, and unconcerned with empty fame and worldly troubles, would never be bothered by such things. If people don't want to discuss it, then so be it. What else can we do?

Of course, I quickly switched to a secondary account—afraid that others would notice the IP address was wrong, I even changed a proxy—and posted the message!
After switching to his alternate account, Tang Yiping posted: "Everyone come and see! 0xT1P has launched a new project!"

After posting, Tang Yiping started refreshing the page repeatedly.

It's the kind of refresh that makes you want to refresh ten times per second.

After waiting for more than ten seconds, no one answered.

Tang Yiping felt that if they waited any longer, the Earth would explode.

Where are people? Where are all the people in the world? Where have they all gone?
Why hasn't anyone commented yet?

Am I past my prime?

Just as he was about to bump the thread himself if all else failed, a comment finally appeared below: "Village internet access? The new version, sir, was released two days ago!"

Tang Yiping: "..."

My village has internet access? If my village has internet access, you haven't seen my new version yet!

I'm so anxious! Do you guys really want me to keep going until the very end? What about my reputation as a big shot?
Tang Yiping has lost himself amidst the constant calls of "big shot," and has become obsessed with maintaining an image of himself.

Thankfully, this is my alt account.

"It's not the previous one, the big boss has launched a new project!" Tang Yiping quickly said.

"What? The big boss launched a new project? I'll go check it out!"

"Damn, he really made it! I completely forgot to follow the big shot, I need to follow him now!"

"A new project? What kind of project is it?"

Seeing his post gaining popularity, Tang Yiping was immediately delighted.

Tsk tsk tsk, you people don't pay any attention to the big shots' movements at all, and I have to remind you.

Honestly, I still prefer you guys who always provided emotional support before!

Then he silently watched the screen, waiting for everyone to post various shocking comments, while frantically refreshing the page on a certain HUB.

I'm coming!

One fork, two forks! Here it comes!
Tang Yiping was very happy to see his new project getting more forks and more stars.

Before long, posts discussing Tang Yiping's new project appeared on the forum:
"Pfft, pfft, pfft, pfft! The big boss's new project isn't even pretending anymore, it's called FORK! This is blatantly forking!" "Isn't this just like a web novel author naming their new book 'Monthly Tickets'? The big boss's abacus beads have already hit my face!"

"No, I think if we want a better effect, we should name the project 'STAR,' just like naming a book 'Pursuit,' which is more direct."

"What? The big boss's new project is called FORK? That sounds weird, what's it about?"

"It seems to be some kind of algorithm?"

"I'll go check it out, and sure enough, something's weird!"

Tang Yiping: "..."

Stop discussing these trivial things and start praising me!
What do you mean by "weird"?

What about "The boss is awesome"? What about "The boss is amazing"?

Okay, even if we take a step back, you can at least criticize my code! What happened to how enthusiastically you guys submitted code before?
Tang Yiping's new project is a path planning algorithm called FORK.

FORK is an abbreviation for "Fxxk Off Route Knots," which can be understood as "the deadlock/path problem of XX," implying that this new project can solve all path planning problems, and is also in line with the previous FEEW.

In addition, FORK means branch, which coincides with "path planning" and also means copying a program to its own repository on a certain HUB.

Tang Yiping felt that his name was excellent, not only because it had its own style, but also because it had three meanings. He was absolutely worthy of a toast!

As a result, he practically wore out the forum, but there wasn't a single compliment!

Instead of praising him, they criticized him.

"Hey bro, stop neglecting your work! Hurry up and write the Foreword!"

"Yeah, even the donkeys in the production team wouldn't dare rest like this! Boss, you haven't posted anything for two days!"

"Boss, are you asleep? Wake up!"

"Please, please help me package Foew! I was planning to package it myself, but I've been trying for three days and I'm completely exhausted. I can only beg you, please stop slacking off!"

Tang Yiping was so angry his nose was crooked.

An update is impossible!
What do you mean by not doing your job properly? Developing FORKs is my job properly, FEEW is what's not doing my job properly, okay?!
Go praise my FORK, okay? My FORK is incredibly awesome!

However, looking at the comments below, he didn't know what to say.

"Hey bro, could you help me with a package? My younger brother had a high fever when he was little and it damaged his brain. I sent my mom the original version of the app, but she doesn't know how to use it. I heard your new version is super powerful, but I'm studying in another city right now and can't deploy it for him."

"Hey bro, do you have time to package this app? I want to recommend it to a friend, but neither of them knows how to install a test environment..."

"Hey bro, my grandpa had a stroke a couple of years ago and he's bedridden now. I loved listening to his stories when I was little, and seeing him unable to even speak makes me so sad. I'm just a nobody, not a programmer. I came to this forum because a friend told me I could meet some big shots here..."

Tang Yiping felt a tightness in his chest as he read this.

Or should I go and encapsulate the FOEW first?
You might not believe me, but I can't...

Tang Yiping reluctantly logged out of his alternate account, closed the forum, and ended his slacking off to become a beast of burden.

At the same time, 5090 enthusiastically forked Tang Yiping's FORK project.

He decided to see what the big shots were up to, since they weren't even writing anything for Foew.

(End of this chapter)