Ask HN: Anyone know any funny programming jokes?

Post by sytringy05 » Thu, Jan 21, 2021, 4:01 AM UTC

Post by avmich » Thu, Jan 21, 2021, 4:03 AM UTC

zhoujianfu wrote: post #125

A physicist, chemist, and programmer were going to lunch together. When they got in the car though, it wouldn’t start. “Maybe it’s out of gas?” said the Chemist. “Maybe it’s a problem with the engine?” said the Physicist. “Maybe if we all just get out of the car and get back in.”

Post by jonathankoren » Thu, Jan 21, 2021, 4:06 AM UTC

jacobobryant wrote: post #91

Q: How many programmers does it take to change a light bulb? A: Programmers don't change light bulbs; that's a hardware problem.

Post by jacobkranz » Thu, Jan 21, 2021, 4:07 AM UTC

Post by minikomi » Thu, Jan 21, 2021, 4:07 AM UTC

ajxs wrote: post #94

(Not my joke) At a recent real-time Java conference, the participants were given an awkward question to answer: "If you had just boarded an airliner and discovered that your team of programmers had been responsible for the flight control software, how many of you would disembark immediately?" Among the forest of raised hands only one man sat motionless. When asked what he would do, he replied that he would be quite c…