The flock

A duck for every bug. And every budget, theoretically.

All ducks are hand-inspected by a duck inspector, who is also a duck.

Classic yellow rubber duck

The Classic

Junior duck. Eager. Has read one blog post about microservices.

  • Listens to any language
  • Floats (bath-tested)
$12 Adopt
Most promoted
Rubber duck wearing reading glasses

The Senior Duck

Has seen things. Survived three rewrites and a jQuery migration. Reading glasses included.

  • Sighs knowingly (silently)
  • Pre-loaded with “it depends”
$249 Adopt
Rubber duck wearing a hard hat

The Architect

Will not listen until you draw a diagram. Hard hat mandatory on the whiteboard.

  • Thinks in boxes and arrows
  • Silently suggests Kafka
$1,200 Adopt
A real mallard duck, looking unimpressed

The Real Duck

An actual, living duck. Does not debug. Does not care. Will absolutely bite your product manager.

  • Pond sold separately
  • Not dishwasher safe
Price on request Apply
An unbiased comparison

Duck vs. the alternatives.

Ponder duck Real duck Your coworker An AI chatbot
Lets you finish a sentenceAlwaysQuacks mid-thought“Have you tried…”Writes 900 words
Judges your variable namesNeverCan't readIn the PR, publiclyPolitely, at length
Needs feedingNoConstantlyFriday cakeGPUs
WaterproofYesVeryUntestedPlease don't
Takes credit for the fixNeverUnclearIn standup“Great question!”

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