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Are all programmers sarcastic?

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  • G Gary Huck

    I pose this question and challenge all to withhold sarcasm ;)

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    PhilLenoir
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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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    • P PhilLenoir

      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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      Mark_Wallace
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      I have no idea what you're talking about.

      I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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      • M Mark_Wallace

        I have no idea what you're talking about.

        I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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        PhilLenoir
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        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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        • M Marc Clifton

          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

          Imperative to Functional Programming Succinctly Contributors Wanted for Higher Order Programming Project!

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          JMK NI
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          So you walk around with a bit of a stupid grin on your face all the time too then? :cool:

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          • J JMK NI

            So you walk around with a bit of a stupid grin on your face all the time too then? :cool:

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            Marc Clifton
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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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            • G Gary Huck

              I pose this question and challenge all to withhold sarcasm ;)

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              BillWoodruff
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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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              • P PIEBALDconsult

                I didn't come here for abuse.

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                Gary R Wheeler
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                All the more for the rest of us! Whip me, beat me, make me write VB...

                Software Zen: delete this;

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                • G Gary Huck

                  I pose this question and challenge all to withhold sarcasm ;)

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                  xperroni
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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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                  • G Gary Huck

                    I pose this question and challenge all to withhold sarcasm ;)

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                    Nagy Vilmos
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                    I'm never sar-car-stick

                    veni bibi saltavi

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                    • G Gary Huck

                      I pose this question and challenge all to withhold sarcasm ;)

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                      Fabio Franco
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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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                      • G Gary Huck

                        I pose this question and challenge all to withhold sarcasm ;)

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                        Ygnaiih
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                        You do an elegant bit of coding that saves the day and then the team of non-programmers takes credit for it. Then they tell you that pointing that out is negative and we are not permitted to be negative. I say to you, “Sarcasm is a survival tool.”

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                        • I Ian Shlasko

                          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)

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                          AccessDeveloper
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                          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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                          • G Gary Huck

                            I pose this question and challenge all to withhold sarcasm ;)

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                            BrainiacV
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                            It's a defense mechanism for all the crap we have to put up with from non-programmers (e.g. managers)

                            Psychosis at 10 Film at 11 Those who do not remember the past, are doomed to repeat it. Those who do not remember the past, cannot build upon it.

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                            • G Gary Huck

                              I pose this question and challenge all to withhold sarcasm ;)

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                              ducadmo
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                              all programmers employ implicit sarcasting. Explicit sarcasting is employed only by those who don't care about information loss or those who have realized there is no spoon - only forks.

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                              • G Gary Huck

                                I pose this question and challenge all to withhold sarcasm ;)

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                                VE2
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                                No, not all. I worked for about 20 years with a large group of programmers, and one year this one guy was at times pleasant.

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                                • G Gary Huck

                                  I pose this question and challenge all to withhold sarcasm ;)

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                                  Matt McGuire
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                                  What is this sarcasm you speak of, it's completely new to me ;)

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                                  • G Gary Huck

                                    I pose this question and challenge all to withhold sarcasm ;)

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                                    Yortw
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                                    I don't know, but I'm more interested in whether all programmers are pedantic?

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                                    • G Gary Huck

                                      I pose this question and challenge all to withhold sarcasm ;)

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                                      Mark Whybird
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                                      https://www.google.com.au/search?q=sarcasma&tbm=isch[^]

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                                      • B BrainiacV

                                        It's a defense mechanism for all the crap we have to put up with from non-programmers (e.g. managers)

                                        Psychosis at 10 Film at 11 Those who do not remember the past, are doomed to repeat it. Those who do not remember the past, cannot build upon it.

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                                        Mark Whybird
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                                        Those who read this quote are doomed to repeat it. - me

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                                        • Y Yortw

                                          I don't know, but I'm more interested in whether all programmers are pedantic?

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                                          Erik Rude
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                                          That's off topic - start a new thread

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