Programmers top 10 sentences
1.- WTF!
The most repeated sentence in code reviews…
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2.- It works in my machine!
We all have used this one when blamed for some error…
3.- D’oh!
- Hi Homer, have you removed the debug code from production?
4.- It will be ready tomorrow.
The problem with this sentence is that we use it again the next day, and the next day, and the next day…
5.- Have you tried turning it off and on again?
The TV series ”The It Crowd” have helped to make this one even more popular…
6.- Why?
Why do we keep asking why?
7.- Is not a bug, it’s a feature.
- It restarts twice a day?!! Well that makes sure that the temporary files get deleted!
8.- That code is crap.
All code is crap except mine.
9.- My code is compiling…
10.- No, I don’t know how to fix the microwave.
For some reason, non technical people use to think that every thing with buttons can be fixed by a programmer…
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2 Sep 09 at 2:07 am
I will add: it works, but it has not yet been tested.
Which is obviously not logical…
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2 Sep 09 at 4:29 am
hahaha the microwave!…that’s real: it once happened to me.
ingeniero
2 Sep 09 at 6:45 am
Best one is “It works on my machine”. And the answer for that usually is “Well, we’re not shipping your machine.”
geo
2 Sep 09 at 9:10 am
Here is the Spanish translation of your article:
Las 10 frases más usuales de un programador.
http://blog.svpino.com/2009/09/las-10-frases-mas-usuales-de-un.html
Hilarius, thank you.
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10th is great! I totally agree!
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Hey Alberto, this is an excellent top ten list. I forwarded this to our programmer, I think he uses D’oh on a daily basis. You can cross-post this to our site http://www.toptentopten.com/ and link back to your site. We are trying to create a directory for top ten lists where people can find your site. The coolest feature is you can let other people vote on the rankings of your list.
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GODS DO NOT FORBID BACKOUTS TO BE NEEDED
GODS DO NOT MAKE GOOD SOFTWARE
PRAYER WILL NOT TEST THE CODE
AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!
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7 Sep 09 at 9:10 am
It was working Yesterday !!!!!
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Awesome.. this is exactly what i say and what i mean all days..
LOL
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Hi! Excelent post! I translate to Spanish in my blog. thanks!
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I always say “You need to download the latest patches for your machine to run the code.”
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The classic form of #5 (dating back to at least the 1980s) is the tech support caller who says their computer (or monitor) just won’t turn on. So, you tell them to try “unplugging the power cord then plugging it back in”, after which their system suddenly works. Of course, they probably forgot to plug in the power cord in the first place, but this allows them to save face and solves the problem at the same time….
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You know the saying “it’s funny because it’s true”? It surely applies to this. I’ve used all of them except the “compiling” one, since I’m working with interpreted languages.
But God damn this is funny
Tudor
29 Sep 09 at 6:25 am
How about..
“What browser version are you running?”
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I didn’t know my top 10 trick were in market….
he he he ….
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Satish
30 Sep 09 at 4:28 am
There are simple things, but awesome! Thanks
Alexander Osipov
6 Oct 09 at 8:48 am
Too funny!! — Did you hear the one about “We need to walkthrough this process again. The documentation says…”?
Melinda
7 Oct 09 at 8:59 am
hehehe….funny but true. we used to do this funny stuff….:)
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12 Oct 09 at 1:00 am
I have been exposed. Damn it. No I have to recreate a new list
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…how about “I’ll start coding, you’ll go ask what they need”
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6 Dec 09 at 4:04 pm
Muito bom!
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