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What is the best programming dad joke?
41 points by weekendreccs on Dec 12, 2020 | hide | past | favorite | 31 comments



Q: Why did the functions stop calling each other?

A: Because they had constant arguments.


I’d tell you a joke about UDP but you might not get it.


I'll tell you a joke about TCP. If you don't get it I'll tell you again.


Well then repeat it again, slower and slower, until I get it.


you might not get it

but

i'd tell you a joke about UDP


The 2 hardest problems in CS are: cache invalidation, naming things, and off-by-one errors


A programmer I once knew decided to quit because he didn’t get arrays.


There are 10 types of people, Those who understand binary and those that don't.


The best place to keep programmer dad jokes is in a dadabase. Like this one:

A programmer is sent to the store by his wife. His wife says, “Get a gallon of milk, and if they have eggs, get a dozen.”

The programmer returns home with 13 gallons of milk and says, “They had eggs.”


What is a linux contributor's favorite instrument?

Git tar


Didn't warm up to the gui tar though.


Q: How many Prolog developers does it take to change a lightbulb?

A: Yes.


Why do Java developers wear glasses?

Because they don't C#


A DBA walk-ins into a bar and joins two tables together


Next year will be the year of Linux!


Next year wil be the year of Linux on the desktop.

(It's already largely conquered every other environment, from supercomputing clusters to SBC.)

And keeping this on topic:

"What’s an astronaut’s favorite part of a computer? The space bar."


Yes, your right on that!!! I forgot "the desktop". I would edit it, but then your comment wouldn't make sense.

BTW, just to clarify, I use Linux as my main desktop everyday and I do recommend it to everyone, but Linux as mainstream desktop is still a (bad) joke. Lol


Q: Why do programmers confuse Christmas with Halloween?

A: because 31 (oct) = 25 (dec)


This is my favorite so far


Q: Whats the object-oriented way to become wealthy?

A: Inheritance


Q: And to get rich real quick?

A: Multiple inheritance!


!false

It's funny because it's true


A web developer walking into a bar and leaves when she doesn't like the table layout


Q: What do you call an idle server?

A: A waiter.


CPU1: How many humans does it take to count to 63,235,965,678? CPU2: Can they use their toes?


A programmer's significant other tells them, "Run to the store and pick up a loaf of bread. If they have eggs, get a dozen."

The programmer comes home with 12 loaves of bread.



Unfortunately these jokes only work if you git them.


What's the only way to generate a truly random string?

Ask a Windows sysadmin to exit VIM.


Wait, I've got the ultimate programming dad joke (ok... Maybe this qualifies more as fake news, but still funny):

"Programmers just release a stable version of GNU's the Hurd!"

Now, let's see who votes for this joke. Ah ah ah ah


wait, how do i get a "minus 1" point? I didn't even thought that was possible!!! ahahaha

Was that such a bad joke?! ahahahahah :)




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