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[–] Denis96@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] zik@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago

Like the Apple Lisa for example. Named after his daughter.

[–] OneCardboardBox@lemmy.sdf.org 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I use friends and family as sample data for unit/integration tests.

At a previous job, I tested an automated email system by scheduling fake events for various US presidents. I've long left that position, but I never cleaned up the test data. Every month I still get a reminder for Nixon's upcoming reservation at the Watergate Hotel.

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[–] Lyrefly@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Okay but my partner does this with things like taking my naming suggestions for blueprints in factory games. Then he'd message me about his harambe units. 10/10 very cute

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[–] MargotRobbie@lemm.ee 14 points 2 years ago (3 children)

So, anyone here want to name a git branch after me? 😊

[–] MarkHughes4096@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago

Best I can offer is a static variable in my next coding round.

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[–] Four_lights77@lemm.ee 13 points 2 years ago

The classic Wizard vs Bard debate.

[–] Manifish_Destiny@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

I made my wife a magic mirror.

The GNU kernel was not originally supposed to be called the Hurd. Its original name was Alix—named after the woman who was my sweetheart at the time. She, a Unix system administrator, had pointed out how her name would fit a common naming pattern for Unix system versions; as a joke, she told her friends, “Someone should name a kernel after me.” I said nothing, but decided to surprise her with a kernel named Alix.

Source: https://www.gnu.org/gnu/thegnuproject.en.html

[–] highrfrequenc@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

Refactor them guts. Get naked.

[–] Pulptastic@midwest.social 10 points 2 years ago

"hello beautiful"

[–] jimmux@programming.dev 10 points 2 years ago

Unit test dummy data is full of it. Need an arbitrary date? Pick a special birthday. Location? Wherever you first met.

Not the most public dedication, but perhaps more impactful than yet another song about the one that got away.

[–] NeonPayload 10 points 2 years ago
[–] Poggervania@kbin.social 10 points 2 years ago

Have all of your functions named after loved ones and/or nicknames for your genitalia - that way you can say stuff like “muh dick needs to call shawty in order to work”.

duuude, one of my favorite devices ever was a pre-ipod mp3 player (empeg), and it had "wendy filters".. which were essentially 'my girlfriend is in the car, dont play this shit'.. but i seem to recall that was the name of the feature 'wendy filters'

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