Ask HN: Anyone know any funny programming jokes? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: Anyone know any funny programming jokes?

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Post by moneywoes » Thu, Jan 21, 2021, 3:43 AM UTC

Good material for standup tomorrow, thank you all.

Re: Ask HN: Anyone know any funny programming jokes?

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Post by TimSchumann » Thu, Jan 21, 2021, 3:44 AM UTC

throwawybillion wrote: post #81

thedanbob wrote: post #36

XML is like violence: if it doesn't solve your problem, you're not using enough of it.

Or: it's never the answer

Seems expedient at the time but always comes back to haunt you.

Re: Ask HN: Anyone know any funny programming jokes?

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Post by kodah » Thu, Jan 21, 2021, 3:44 AM UTC

closeparen wrote: post #33

A Markov chain trained on CS textbooks and the Bible. https://kingjamesprogramming.tumblr.com/

> 25:34 But the field of computer science and AI research. All attracted bright people who contributed great things to the church

The Church of Skynet demands sacrifice

Re: Ask HN: Anyone know any funny programming jokes?

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Post by exabrial » Thu, Jan 21, 2021, 3:44 AM UTC

I mean https://images.app.goo.gl/NHmXYwYPfN8MyiBL7

Re: Ask HN: Anyone know any funny programming jokes?

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Post by SilasX » Thu, Jan 21, 2021, 3:44 AM UTC

My favorite, which I repeat a lot:

The reason God was able to finish the earth in only six days is that He didn't have to worry about backward-compatibility.

Re: Ask HN: Anyone know any funny programming jokes?

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Post by asymptosis » Thu, Jan 21, 2021, 3:47 AM UTC

Not precisely jokes, but the Unix Koans are both fun and insightful: https://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/unix-koans/

Re: Ask HN: Anyone know any funny programming jokes?

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Post by NortySpock » Thu, Jan 21, 2021, 3:48 AM UTC

wging wrote: post #67

Yes. (ok, this one's actually a logic joke...)

Ah, logic jokes...

Three philosophers walk into a bar, and the bartender asks: "Do you all want a drink?"

The first one says "I don't know."

The second one says "I don't know."

The third one says "Yes!"

Re: Ask HN: Anyone know any funny programming jokes?

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Post by krapp » Thu, Jan 21, 2021, 3:49 AM UTC

I don't have the joke, only the lame punch-line:

"Compiler? I don't even know her!"

Badum bum.

Re: Ask HN: Anyone know any funny programming jokes?

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Post by mfkp » Thu, Jan 21, 2021, 3:50 AM UTC

https://old.reddit.com/r/programmerhumor

(Sort by top for some good ones)

Re: Ask HN: Anyone know any funny programming jokes?

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Post by alisonkisk » Thu, Jan 21, 2021, 3:52 AM UTC

anotherevan wrote: post #56

RT @bradneuberg: Moore’s Law giveth, JavaScript taketh away.

Original version: what Intel giveth, Microsoft taketh away.