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Ask HN: Anyone know any funny programming jokes?
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Re: Ask HN: Anyone know any funny programming jokes?
#672An IPv6 packet walks into a bar, no one responds
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#673A software engineer, a priest, and a doctor are trying to enjoying a round of golf. Ahead of them is a group playing so slowly and inexpertly that in frustration the three ask the greenkeeper for an explanation. “That’s a group of blind firefighters,” they are told. “They lost their sight saving our clubhouse last year, so we let them play for free.” The priest says, “I will say a prayer for them tonight.” The doctor…
Haha, yes, that is so typical us programmers. We always know best and ofcourse there is a simple solution that fixes everything without even having to code a single line. But what if they enjoy the feeling of the sun on the skin while golfing? What if they are not completely blind but can see dark/light shades? This makes it much easier to keep balance.
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#674Two programmers walk up to the bar. The first one orders a beer. "Sure. And for you?" says the bartender to the second one. The second programmer replies, "Thanks, I'll have a"
The bartender waits a minute for him to finish. He asks the first one, "What's wrong with your friend?" The programmer replies, "He's a Haskell programmer. He's waiting for you to bring him his drink before he finishes ordering it."
Re: Ask HN: Anyone know any funny programming jokes?
#675A friend of mine is in a band called 1023MB. They haven’t had a gig yet.
That bites, it doesn't make sense in a bit.
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#676A: Have you heard about the object-oriented way to become wealthy?
B: No
A: Inheritance!
Re: Ask HN: Anyone know any funny programming jokes?
#677There's nothing funny about programming!
Okay, that said... some showing my age jokes:
Q: How can you tell COBOL programmer from other programmers? A: They're the ones with the stubby fingers
Q: How is Halloween and Christmas the same? A: Because OCT 30 = DEC 25! (Octal, Decimal....groan)
but don't listen to me, go to /r/ProgrammerHumor
It's early and I haven't had enough coffee
Re: Ask HN: Anyone know any funny programming jokes?
#6782 that make me chuckle...
If you ask a programmer, 'Do you want tea or coffee?' he will reply 'yes'.
and
q: What's Benoit B. Mandelbrot's middle name? a: Benoit B. Mandelbrot
Re: Ask HN: Anyone know any funny programming jokes?
#679Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Depending on the language the ampersand could mean by copy or by reference Yikes. Which languages use ampersand to signal passing by value? That's a massive footgun if I'm ever cargo-culting my way through writing some code in one of those languages for the first time.
Isn't the real footgun trying to do work you don't adequately understand?
I generally learn a new language by cargo-culting my way through a few small-ish programs. I wouldn't put anything in production in a language that I didn't adequately understand, but I could certainly waste a bunch of time debugging if I got the meaning of & flipped.
Re: Ask HN: Anyone know any funny programming jokes?
#680Maybe not quite a joke supposedly this happened for real
A bunch of programmers/sysadmins are sitting in a bar, one of them receives a phone call about some critical process on the server which appears unresponsive. He troubleshoots for a few seconds and then says "Well if its not cooperating just do a kill"
At that point, from the next table, a big bald gentleman with a huge golden chain and some missing teeth turns around, looks at the guy on the phone and says "Respect!"