Top 20 replies by programmers when their programs do not work

spod

don't normally pass these list things on but these are kind of close to the bone in places...

20. "That's weird..."
19. "It's never done that before."
18. "It worked yesterday."
17. "How is that possible?"
16. "It must be a hardware problem."
15. "What did you type in wrong to get it to crash?"
14. "There is something funky in your data."
13. "I haven't touched that module in weeks!"
12. "You must have the wrong version."
11. "It's just some unlucky coincidence."
10. "I can't test everything!"
9. "THIS can't be the source of THAT."
8. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
7. "Somebody must have changed my code."
6. "Did you check for a virus on your system?"
5. "Even though it doesn't work, how does it feel?
4. "You can't use that version on your system."
3. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
2. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
And the Number One Reply by Programmers when their programs don't work:
1. "It works on my machine."


now should I x-post to humour boards as well or is it too hardcore tech....

Shiminay

heeheehee

I've seen that before, but it still brings a chuckle

Stick it onto the Humour board for fun

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tobi

LOL its funny cause its true

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I warned you! But did you listen to me? Oh no, you knew it all, didn't you? Oh, its just a harmless little bunny, isn't it?

spod

Originally posted by Kharn:
Stick it onto the Humour board for fun

done

it really is eeerily close to the mark..

Shiminay

Ya - there's not much of a response yet

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All the best,

Dav
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