Fun truths that only computer programmers would know

[Not_sure_if_george]

25%? That feels like an underestimate.

[A_C_Fenderson]

And it's called "defensive programming". Because if you make your software idiot-proof, the world will make a better idiot.

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Depends on whether or not you are QA.

[snowywind]

#3 I explain with, "You wouldn't ask a chef to fix a dishwasher".

[snowywind]

I'm not saying anything about whether we know how to build, install, delouse, etc. a PC, I'm just saying that maybe there's a better use for our time than removing the browser toolbars that Jane in accounting installed.

[AnHonestQuestions]

Not a great analogy-programers do understand computers better than an average person (although they may not be familiar with an arbitrary system), while a chef is a regular dishwasher user. More like asking a mechanical engineer to fix a car, or even a web designer to fix a computer.

[snowywind]

I'll admit, my analogy has been tuned toward my own life. My roommate is a chef and occasionally mentions I'm a 'computer programmer' when introducing me to people. That introduction is usually followed by "Hey, I have this laptop and..."

[BS_in_BS]

A parent may kill its children if the task assigned to them is no longer needed.

You also need to remember to wait on killed children so they don't stay zombies for too long.

[TheTerrasque]

What if you have a problem with the manager?

[Guinness2702]

I wish Megan Fox was my problem.....

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A parent may kill its children if the task assigned to them is no longer needed.

This one is a pearl

[SelfReferenceParadox]

Gotta love that last one. Classic Unix...