Things That Scare the Bejeezus Out of Programmers 641
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itwbennett writes "Software developers are, by and large, a cool and analytical bunch, but there are a handful of things that strike terror in their hearts. Phil Johnson scoured developer forums looking for an answer to the question: What's your biggest fear as a programmer? The answers clustered into 5 broad groups ranging from being forced to learn or use a specific technology to working for and with incompetents. What's your biggest fear?"
getting raped at your work seat (Score:4, Funny)
getting raped at your work seat
Ghosts (Score:5, Funny)
also, Spiders and Bees
Stupid people (Score:5, Funny)
They're impossible to code for, or cope with.
"Enter date"
>cat
"This value is invalid"
"Hey your software is broken! It doesn't stop me typing "cat" in a date field!"
What did it say?
"value is invalid"
There you go then!
"But it didn't stop me typing it!"
Because it assumes you are not a moron? You're right, it is "broken"...
stab people in the face (Score:2, Funny)
"But it didn't stop me typing it!"
This really brought up memories.. (source http://bash.org/?4281 [bash.org] ) :D-< :D|-< :D/-<
<Zybl0re> get up
<Zybl0re> get on up
<Zybl0re> get up
<Zybl0re> get on up
<phxl|paper> and DANCE
* nmp3bot dances
* nmp3bot dances
* nmp3bot dances
<[SA]HatfulOfHollow> im going to become rich and famous after i invent a device that allows you to stab people in the face over the internet
Things that scare developers, (Score:5, Funny)
Loud noises,
Social contact,
Drinks machine being out of soft drinks and/or chocolate,
Google being down,
Velociraptors (Score:5, Funny)
(obviously)
Re:I fear... (Score:4, Funny)
Is that still around? I thought when the recession hit most companies realised that one of the first things you should cut is pointless money and time wasting bureaucratic process and just hire people who know what they're on about and have real actual common sense whilst firing those that don't.
Please don't tell me now that the global economy looks like it might be improving again soon that it's going to make a comeback?
Re:Bad multithreading (Score:5, Funny)
Re:getting raped at your work seat (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Biggest Fear? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:getting raped at your work seat (Score:2, Funny)
Hmmm...I work with some very lovely ladies so I'll have to disagree on this one.
Re:getting raped at your work seat (Score:5, Funny)
Grues. (Score:5, Funny)
Forgetting the 'where' clause (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Relevance to programmers? (Score:5, Funny)
The "specific technology" one is a big one though. As someone who has been forced to use a lot of IBM "technology", I'm of the opinion that there is nothing to fear but WebSphere itself.
Re:Stupid people (Score:5, Funny)
They're impossible to code for, or cope with.
"Enter date"
>cat
"This value is invalid"
Tomcat here. What's wrong with having a date with a cat?
Re:Doesn't anyone remember FDR? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Doesn't anyone remember FDR? (Score:4, Funny)
I'm Afraid of People who Unnecessarily Capitalize.
Re:getting raped at your work seat (Score:5, Funny)
Ba Zynga?!