In Europe, the surname of Niklaus Wirth (inventor of the Pascal programming language) is pronounced “veert”; in the United States, it’s pronounced “worth.“ Thus, in Europe, he’s called by name; in the US he’s called by value.
Ask HN: Anyone know any funny programming jokes?
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Re: Ask HN: Anyone know any funny programming jokes?
#372Earlier quoted context omitted.
A similar joke I heard recently: A helicopter was flying around above Seattle when an electrical malfunction disabled all of the aircraft's electronic navigation and communications equipment. Due to the clouds and haze, the pilot could not determine the helicopter's position and course to fly to the airport. The pilot saw a tall building, flew toward it, circled, drew a handwritten sign, and held it in the helicopter…
The joke above is a play on the older joke you told.
Re: Ask HN: Anyone know any funny programming jokes?
#373The bartender says: we don't serve race conditions here A thread walks into a bar
Re: Ask HN: Anyone know any funny programming jokes?
#374Earlier quoted context omitted.
The touchscreen in my car is wonky (known issue, just haven't bothered to fix it), so when something goes sideways with the Bluetooth audio, turning the car off and back on is easily the fastest way to get my music back.
In my car, I have to disconnect the battery when the cheap 30$ Chinese radio freezes.
When I switch off the car, for safety, anti-theft and leaking, the battery is disconnected entirely with a key.
The radio looses everything: paired devices, position of radio tuner, volume, BT/aux/radio mode etc. Whenever you start the car, you'll need to mash at least five buttons and knobs to either find a radio station or reconnect Bluetooth. Modern tech is often so smart it becomes dumb again.
Re: Ask HN: Anyone know any funny programming jokes?
#375The mathematician: 3 is prime, 5 is prime, 7 is prime, 9 is composite. The hypothesis is false.
The physicist: 3 is prime, 5 is prime, 7 is prime, 9 is composite, hmm, 11 is prime, 13 is prime, 15 is composite, 17 is prime, 19 is prime. The hypothesis is true within the margin of error.
The engineer: 3 is prime, 5 is prime, 7 is prime, 9 is prime, 11 is prime, 13 is prime, 15 is prime, ...
The computer scientist: 3 is prime, 5 is prime, 5 is prime, 5 is prime, 5 is prime, 5 is prime, ...
Re: Ask HN: Anyone know any funny programming jokes?
#376What's it like to have sex with a programmer? Nobody knows. They just sit on the edge of the bed telling you how great it's going to be.
Re: Ask HN: Anyone know any funny programming jokes?
#377I replied "equals FF".
Re: Ask HN: Anyone know any funny programming jokes?
#378My favourite: "What do we want?" "Now!" "When do we want it?" "Fewer race conditions!"
Re: Ask HN: Anyone know any funny programming jokes?
#379Each program has at least one big. Also, a program can always be shortened by a line. Therefore, every program can be shortened to a single line that doesn't work.
Also:
Why do Java programmers wear glasses?
Because they can't C# ;)