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Real Programmers ...
Don't eat quiche. Real programmers don't even know how to
spell Quiche. They like Twinkies, Coke and palate-scorching
Szechwan food.
!
Real Programmers ...
Don't write applications programs. They program right down to
the bare metal. Applications programs are for dullards who
can't do systems programming.
!
Real Programmers ...
Don't write specs. Users should be grateful for whatever they
get. They are lucky to get any program at all.
!
Real Programmers ...
Don't comment their code. If it was hard to write, it should be
hard to understand and even harder to modify.
!
Real Programmers ...
Don't draw flowcharts. Flowcharts are, after all, the
illiterate's form of documentation. Cavemen drew flowcharts;
look how much it did for them.
!
Real Programmers ...
Don't read manuals. Reliance on a reference is a hallmark of
the novice and the coward.
!
Real Programmers ...
Don't use Cobol. Cobol is for wimpy applications programmers.
!
Real Programmers ...
Don't use Fortran. Fortran is for wimpy engineers who wear
white socks pipe stress freaks, and crystallography weenies.
They get excited over finite state analysis and nuclear reactor
simulation.
!
Real Programmers ...
Don't use PL/I. PL/I is for insecure momma's boys who can't
choose between Cobol and Fortran.
!
Real Programmers ...
Don't use LOGO. In fact, *no* programmers use LOGO after
reaching puberty.
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Real Programmers ...
Don't use APL, unless the whole program can be written on one
line.
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Real Programmers ...
Don't use LISP. Only effemitate programmers use more
parentheses than actual code.
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Real Programmers ...
Don't use Pascal, Bliss, ADA or any of those sissy-pinko
computer science languages. Strong typing is a crutch for
people with weak memories.
!
Real Programmers ...
Never work 9 to 5. If any real programmers are around at 9
a.m. it's because they were up all night.
!
Real Programmers ...
Don't play tennis or any other sport which requires a
change of clothes. Mountain climbing is ok, and real
programmers often wear climbing boots to work in case a
mountain should suddenly spring up in the middle of the
machine room.
!
Real Programmers ...
Disdain structured programming. Structured programming is
for compulsive, prematurely toilet-trained neurotics who wear
neckties and carefully line up sharpened pencils on an
otherwise uncluttered desk.
!
Real Programmers ...
Don't like the team programming concept. Unless, of course, they
are the Chief Programmer.
!
Real Programmers ...
Have no use for managers. Managers are a necessary evil.
Managers are for dealing with personnel bozos, bean counters,
senior planners and other mental defectives.
!
Real Programmers ...
Scorn floating point arithmetic. The decimal point was invented
for pansy bedwetters who are unable to "think big".
!
Real Programmers ...
Don't drive clapped-out Mavericks. They prefer BMWs,
Lincolns or pick-up trucks with floor shifts. Fast
motorcycles are highly regarded.
!
Real Programmers ...
Don't believe in schedules. Planners make up schedules.
Managers "firm up" schedules. Frightened coders strive to
meet schedules. Real programmers ignore schedules.
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Real Programmers ...
Like vending machine popcorn. Coders pop it in the microwave
oven. Real programmers use the heat given off by the cpu. They
can tell what job is running just by listening to the rate of
popping.
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Real Programmers ...
Know every nuance of every instruction and use them all in every
real program. Puppy architects won't allow execute
instructions to address another execute as the target
instruction. Real programmers despise such petty restrictions.
!
Real Programmers ...
Don't bring brown bag lunches to work. If the vending machine
sells it, they eat it. If the vending machine doesn't sell it,
they don't eat it. Vending machines don't sell quiche.