Ask HN: Anyone know any funny programming jokes?

Post by i2shar » Thu, Jan 21, 2021, 7:41 AM UTC

avmich wrote: post #156

A programmer walks into a bar and ask for a drink. The bartender says I'll give you a drink if you tell me a programmer joke. And he says: a programmer walks into a bar and ask for a drink. The bartender says I'll give you a drink if you tell me a programmer joke. And he says: a programmer walks into a bar and ask for a drink. So he gives the guy a drink, so he gives the guy a drink, so he gives the guy a drink.

Post by faeyanpiraat » Thu, Jan 21, 2021, 7:44 AM UTC

cantsingh wrote: post #178

yeuxardents wrote: post #157

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I sent this to a project manager once, and they didnt understand nor appreciate it.

They must be a project manager.

Post by 1337shadow » Thu, Jan 21, 2021, 7:48 AM UTC

Post by lordgrenville » Thu, Jan 21, 2021, 7:50 AM UTC

invalidOrTaken wrote: post #368

tsimionescu wrote: post #353

There's an old Joel on Software one related to string concatenation: Shlemiel gets a job as a street painter, painting the dotted lines down the middle of the road. On the first day he takes a can of paint out to the road and finishes 300 yards of the road. "That's pretty good!" says his boss, "you're a fast worker!" and pays him a kopeck. The next day Shlemiel only gets 150 yards done. "Well, that's not nearly as go…

The other day I was asking my data scientist brother if you run into this problem training DNN's (anyone: do you?), and ended up telling this one!

Post by kilnr » Thu, Jan 21, 2021, 7:52 AM UTC

gumby wrote: post #193

This is an oldie (I first heard it in the 80s) but is one of my all time favorites. While it can be told about any two classes of people it really applies to a lot of code I encounter: A physicist is showing a thermos to her friend, a programmer. "It's amazing", she said. "You put a cold drink inside and regardless of how hot it is outside the drink stays cold". The programmer is suitably impressed. "But that's not a…