kelseyhightower/nocode

nocode is a satirical repository that makes a joke out of software development best practices. The premise, stated in the description and carried through the entire README, is that "the best way to write secure and reliable applications is to write nothing and deploy nowhere." Every section of the README follows through on the joke: the getting-started guide tells you to not write any code, the build step shows an empty command that produces no output, and the deploy step sends your application absolutely nowhere. The contributing section simply says "You don't." The humor is aimed at software developers who are familiar with the anxiety around code security, production reliability, and deployment complexity. The punchline is that all of those problems disappear if you never ship anything. In practical terms there is nothing functional here, no actual code runs, and no real tooling is provided. The repository exists as a piece of industry humor that went viral among developers, accumulating tens of thousands of stars as people shared the joke. If you encountered this link and expected a real tool, there is nothing to install or use. The value is entirely comedic, serving as a lighthearted comment on how complicated modern software infrastructure has become when the "safest" system is one that does not exist.