7 jokes that will make you laugh out loud!
Programmers are notoriously famous for being quiet and difficult to talk to. They’re usually hard at work, staring blankly at their laptop screens for hours (sometimes more) trying to solve problems in their applications and trying to give their users a great experience. This dedication to giving users a perfect experience may sometimes cause them to overdose on coffee and pizza, keeping the bugs out of the user’s way is not an easy task.
But programmers are a funny people. Jokes that make us laugh out loud are sometimes cracked at our own expense, basically humor based on our pain.
While the outside person might see a bunch of people staring at their screen and typing away cryptic stuff, this is where most of the fun stuff happens. Being a programmer is fun, and our mistakes often turn into funny anecdotes that are destined to be told over and over again whether or not the programmer involved enjoys it or not.
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For example, I once deleted a production database table which had over 500k records and brought the application in a state of panic for about 12 hours. While that is a story for another time, I’ve often heard managers (sometimes even myself) tell new joinees what not to do as a software developer.
Anyway, lets change the topic and see some of the funny moments in a programmer’s life.
Priorities
Refactoring > Bug Fixes
Bug? What bug? Oh that one, *starts sweating* I sure hope it got fixed.
Source: MonkeyUser
If it works, don’t touch it
Yep, that small change may look harmless, but it often ends up spawning one of the biggest bugs in your application. And, this usually happens on a Friday. This makes way for two rules:
1. If it works, don’t touch it
2. No deploy Fridays
Source: MonkeyUser
What is coding, anyway?
If you think software developers are god-like creatures (or demons — based on your opinion about us), and what makes up the application we write, let me help you out:
*P.S: Documentation is a desert island…
Source: MonkeyUser
How to use Git?
I’ve been writing code for 4 years now, worked with a lot of languages and frameworks, but working with Git still makes me sweat and worry that I’m going to blow up the codebase.
I was so glad when I saw this comic from xkcd, and Randall Munroe is an absolute genius for being able to make a vast web comic like xkcd.
Source: xkcd
A practical guide to writing good code
Excelent usecase of a flowchart. Follow this if you want to write good code!
Another brilliant take on good code by xkcd!
Source: xkcd
Why programmers prefer wearing headphones
Programmers usually listen to music while they work, and it has a simple reason to it. They tend to prefer known distractions and its a signal to co-workers that they are not supposed to be disturbed.
They might be deeply focused fighting bugs, and a simple ‘Hey’ can break their focus and throw them into a vacuum.
Source: MonkeyUser
How to fix bugs
Debugging code can be difficult. Hope you find this useful.
Source: MonkeyUser
Well, there you go! I hope this article makes you smile & refreshes your mind.
Good Luck & Happy Coding!