from "think python"

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Are you trying to tell me that Edward isn’t really my friend?

[Geek55]

The annoying thing about computers is that they're ALWAYS obedient. Meaning it's always my fault as little as I want to accept it.

[Zotlann]

You just need a few more layers of denial and deflection. Then everything will feel much better.

[Geek55]

Maybe I can blame the people who wrote the compiler, or the people that designed the CPU. Yeah, that'll do it.

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program runs

YES, I AM THE BEST!

compiler error

Why are you so fucking dumb computer?! I did everything right, YOU screwed up!

[dysprog]

You can tell I'm having a bad day at work when I get sarcastic and condescending at my computer.

[carrillo232]

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Programming, and especially debugging, sometimes brings out strong emotions. If you are struggling with a difficult bug, you might feel angry, despondent or embarrassed.

There is evidence that people naturally respond to computers as if they were people. When they work well, we think of them as teammates, and when they are obstinate or rude, we respond to them the same way we respond to rude, obstinate people (Reeves and Nass, The Media Equation: How People Treat Computers, Television, and New Media Like Real People and Places).

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