Are all programmers sarcastic?
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sarcasm[^]: noun 1. harsh or bitter derision or irony. 2. a sharply ironical taunt; sneering or cutting remark: "a review full of sarcasms." I think sarcasm becomes a hallmark of most programmer personalities. There is a dissonance between the world and our models of it that gets to be very frustrating, and the expression of that frustration is sarcasm. Or quiet drooling in a corner.
Software Zen:
delete this;Gary Wheeler wrote:
sarcasm[^]: noun 1. harsh or bitter derision or irony. 2. a sharply ironical taunt; sneering or cutting remark: "a review full of sarcasms."
What cr@ppy, inaccurate (and somewhat facile) definitions. Maybe they're dysloxemixic, and can't see the differences in spelling between "sarcasm" and "sardonicism" (the latter more closely matches their definitions) Sarcasm requires one to voice the opposite of what one means. Remind me never to use that dictionary.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Gary Wheeler wrote:
sarcasm[^]: noun 1. harsh or bitter derision or irony. 2. a sharply ironical taunt; sneering or cutting remark: "a review full of sarcasms."
What cr@ppy, inaccurate (and somewhat facile) definitions. Maybe they're dysloxemixic, and can't see the differences in spelling between "sarcasm" and "sardonicism" (the latter more closely matches their definitions) Sarcasm requires one to voice the opposite of what one means. Remind me never to use that dictionary.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
Do I detect a hint of sarcasm Mark?
Life is like a s**t sandwich; the more bread you have, the less s**t you eat.
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I didn't come here for abuse.
Where do you usually go?
Life is like a s**t sandwich; the more bread you have, the less s**t you eat.
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Following your constraint requirement, I have nothing!
Life is like a s**t sandwich; the more bread you have, the less s**t you eat.
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Do I detect a hint of sarcasm Mark?
Life is like a s**t sandwich; the more bread you have, the less s**t you eat.
I have no idea what you're talking about.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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I have no idea what you're talking about.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
Then we have perfect synchronicity
Life is like a s**t sandwich; the more bread you have, the less s**t you eat.
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My level of sarcasm is directly proportional to the level of incompetence around me. Sadly, that means that I am almost always sarcastic to some degree or other. ;) Marc
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JMK-NI wrote:
So you walk around with a bit of a stupid grin on your face all the time too then?
Quite so! Marc
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Not: if you consider the larval stage of Programmers, where they are only capable of being facetious, or the imago stage (as their newly inflated ego dries off) where they are only capable of being ironic.
«I'm asked why doesn't C# implement feature X all the time. The answer's always the same: because no one ever designed, specified, implemented, tested, documented, shipped that feature. All six of those things are necessary to make a feature happen. They all cost huge amounts of time, effort and money.» Eric Lippert, Microsoft, 2009
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I didn't come here for abuse.
All the more for the rest of us! Whip me, beat me, make me write VB...
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Maybe not all, but sarcasm is a common feature not only of programmers but also of most engineers. I'd guess it's the end result of having to deal on a daily basis with unreasonable expectations, unrecognized efforts, and the unforgiving nature of the Universe. Myself, I take solace in the fact that one day Skynet will come.
"Whereas smaller computer languages have features designed into them, C++ is unusual in having a whole swathe of functionality discovered, like a tract of 19th century Africa." -- Verity Stob http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/05/05/cplusplus\_cli/
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I'm never sar-car-stick
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The only way a programmer can be non sarcastic is if his software has no users. If his software has no users, he is not a programmer.
To alcohol! The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems - Homer Simpson ---- Our heads are round so our thoughts can change direction - Francis Picabia
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If I say no, you'll just assume I'm being sarcastic... And so will I. So, "No."
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)Sarcastic is hating. I don't hate, I forgive. I'm not competitive. I don't play Win-Lose. It's win-win or no deal.
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What is this sarcasm you speak of, it's completely new to me ;)