What's your favorite "programmer" cartoon?

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Personally I like this one:

P.S. Do not hotlink the cartoon without the site's permission please.

Rick_Conklin_163155 · Answer

Another one from xkcd Exploits of a Mom

mrinject_15000 · Answer

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Haacked_598 · Answer

I like this one: http://xkcd.com/149/

(Proper User Policy apparently means Simon Says.)

Craig_Pickering_2188892 · Answer

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Bryan_Roth_299 · Answer

The only valid measurement of code quality: WTFs/minute

epochwolf_16204 · Answer

I wrote a production website that has the path /dev/random/ return 4 because of this comic.

$int get_rand_number(){ return 4;}$

roo_716 · Answer

XKCD Comic 303 - "Compiling"

('Are you stealing those LCDs?' 'Yeah, but I'm doing it while my code compiles')

I have this one pinned to the wall facing the entrance to our office :)

user_12958 · Answer

user_8804 · Answer

Seb_Nilsson_2429 · Answer

Oh! There can be only one:

It's sooo funny, because it's true :)

JK_16253 · Answer

ScottieT812_6688 · Answer

Religious debates are always fun!

paiNie_12021 · Answer

zgoda_12138 · Answer

Of course, xkcd!

Midhat_9425 · Answer

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jop_11830 · Answer

JK_16253 · Answer

I knew it was true. XKCD #224

We lost the documentation on quantum mechanics. You'll have to decode the regexes yourself.

"We lost the documentation on quantum mechanics. You'll have to decode the regexes yourself."

Jon_Limjap_372 · Answer

Baseline Expectations

Taken from Dilbert.com, Sept 12 2008

torial_13990 · Answer

I can't believe someone hasn't put this one:

mezoid_39532 · Answer

user_27060 · Answer

XKCD hits the button every time.

Admin · Answer

(I hear this is an option in the latest Ubuntu release.)

ovalsquare_9344 · Answer

I didn't know...

kbrinley_3058 · Answer

On victory:

adam_23451 · Answer

xkcd:

Admin · Answer

eljko_Filipin_17469 · Answer

"When I started programming, we didn't have any of these sissy 'icons' and 'Windows.' All we had were zeros and ones -- and sometimes we didn't even have ones. I wrote an entire database program using only zeros." "You had zeros? We had to use the letter 'O'." -Dilbert (Scott Adams) http://www.mscha.net/tmp/dt19920908.gif

CobolGuy_2038447 · Answer

Dilbert is the top favorite, but I've also really enjoyed the xkcd comics the last couple years. I've got a couple of those posted up in my cube... I try really hard to live by this one.

Jawad_20173 · Answer

Terms and Conditions cartoon from brainstuck.com

https://brainstuck.com/2008/08/08/t-c/

I'm guessing that this would probably never happen, as agreeing to the terms and conditions is more important than actually reading them (from the software publisher perspective).

Pat_Notz_825 · Answer

user_102274 · Answer

One of my favourite :)

If androids someday DO dream of electric sheep, don't forget to declare sheepCount as a long int.

Admin · Answer

Doctor Fun... http://www.ibiblio.org/Dave/Dr-Fun/df200002/df20000210.jpg

user_2469 · Answer

Can't and shouldn't

If all bugs were so easy to close.

Sreenath_11372 · Answer

One more which I liked: No offences.. :)

how it works

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El_Cheicon_55141 · Answer

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http://xkcd.com/518/

xan_15667 · Answer

Without a doubt...

State machines

Darren_6065 · Answer

As a project wears on, standards for success slip lower and lower

("40% of OpenBSD installs lead to shark attacks. It's their only standing security issue.")

The_Hoss_9469 · Answer

Fax me some electricity, please?

Dilbert Fax

user_89639 · Answer

CQ_12707 · Answer

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alt text http://www.netfxharmonics.com/Images/WindowsLiveWriter/ComicStrip2.NETandPHPSourceCode_14857/DotNetPhpCartoon02.png

AtariPete_51211 · Answer

Quite demonstrative of why metric based incentives and engineers don't go hand in hand.

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benjaminperdomo_295 · Answer

alt text http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive/phd120804s.gif

user_110945 · Answer

user_80890 · Answer

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(http://thedailywtf.com)

mezoid_39532 · Answer

While not specifically about programming per se....wanting to program games is what got me interested in IT in the first place....

anyway this one made me laugh so hard when I saw it!

user_22514 · Answer

John Martz has a blog entry to go with this. IE6 denial message

Bill_the_Lizard_1288 · Answer

Here's a new one from Dinosaur Comics:

ladies and gentlemen: mr. stack overflow! http://www.qwantz.com/comics/comic2-82.png

Admin · Answer

dimus_23080 · Answer

alt text http://globalnerdy.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/dilbert-xp02.gif

user_7693 · Answer

Bit old but still one of my favs:

http://www.ok-cancel.com/strips/okcancel20031003.gif

Admin · Answer

http://www.ok-cancel.com/strips/okcancel20031010.gif

rodbegbie_8265 · Answer

Another great Foxtrot comic. Possibly the most incomprehensible-to-non-geeks comic to sneak into the newspaper funnies.

knight_killer_17981 · Answer

I love this one:

user_111110 · Answer

alt text http://www.unt.edu/benchmarks/archives/2004/february04/screwupcolor.gif

This is my everyday.

sjbotha_35264 · Answer

Old black and white version (there's nothing new under the sun) http://www.lore.ua.ac.be/Teaching/SE3BAC/SoftwareSpecCartoon.gif

Andr233_9683 · Answer

The very first bug bash is great!

http://www.bugbash.net/strips/bug-bash20050521.gif

user_120457 · Answer

alt text http://i44.tinypic.com/f07yh3.jpg

benjaminperdomo_295 · Answer

alt text http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive/phd101305s.gif

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workmad3_16035 · Answer

The 1337 set of comics from xkcd, starting with: The main thing I love is the thought of Stallman engaging RIAA agents in sword fights towards the end :)

ScarletGarden_55351 · Answer

benjaminperdomo_295 · Answer

alt text http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive/phd011406s.gif

eljko_Filipin_17469 · Answer

Real Programmers Code in Binary http://zeljkofilipin.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/real-programmers-code-in-binary.jpg

According to http://homepages.strath.ac.uk/~cjbs17/computing/binary.html author of this image is Chris Kania and original is at http://www.kaniamania.com/html/1190.html but the entire site is down at the moment.

user_2147 · Answer

Signs your coders don't have enough work to do

user_408718 · Answer

I've got a war to fight! .

Peter_GA_12795 · Answer

Check this From Apple Desicion on APP. alt text

JeffT_14920 · Answer

Hulk MMO Cartoon

This_Mat_14045 · Answer

Can't help but love it...

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Admin · Answer

alt text http://www.userfriendly.org/cartoons/archives/08jun/uf011627.gif

Midhat_9425 · Answer

Made for grad students, but applies equally to programmers

alt text http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive/phd012609s.gif

PHD Comics - Brain on a Stick

user_87053 · Answer

user_4204 · Answer

Programmer life

Pat_Notz_825 · Answer

"Emacs Thumb" from User Friendly

Emacs Thumb http://www.userfriendly.org/cartoons/archives/07sep/uf010710.gif

mike511_9593 · Answer

alt text http://wondermark.com/comics/190.gif

user_34989 · Answer

The doomed project

a nice collection

livingtech_18961 · Answer

My all time favorite is probably xkcd's "Sudo make me a sandwich" comic, but there are SO MANY good webcomics out there that I thought I'd throw some others out for fun:

A co-worker pointed me to Sticks and Stones, which just got started pretty recently. It's sort of an xkcd ripoff, but there's some good stuff in there. alt text http://www.arcanology.net/sticksandstones/comics/comic-10.gif

Hackles is frequently about programming. This one's probably my favorite: Hackles, by Drake Emko & Jen Brodzik http://hackles.org/strips/cartoon334.png It's not quite a programming comic, but I also really dug this strip from Full Frontal Nerdery:

Full Frontal Nerdity by Aaron Williams http://nodwick.humor.gamespy.com/ffn/strips/2008-03-12.jpg

user_62699 · Answer

C++ forest

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user_369 · Answer

http://www.qwantz.com/comics/comic2-172.png

(sequel to this)

Joshi_Spawnbrood_15392 · Answer

http://ihooky.com/comics/ihooky06.png

Admin · Answer

ONE LAPTOP PER HAMSTER!

makes me lol

link

John_Clark_48907 · Answer

I can't believe 6 pages of answers and no one mentions the banana jr 6000. How quickly we forget.

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/3108/bananaadgz4.gif

The other one I love and couldn't find the image for has the punchline "Failure Mr. Jones, is hardly original. Now sit down."

Also from the Bloom County strip.

mike511_9593 · Answer

alt text http://wondermark.com/comics/352.gif

user_14770 · Answer

alt text http://www.webcomicsnation.com/memberimages/20070107.png

user_2469 · Answer

alt text http://www.geekherocomic.com/comics/2009-07-31-points-of-view.png

Geir-Tore_Lindsve_4582 · Answer

alt text http://contikistrip.kjempekjekt.com/images/contikistrip3.png

mausch_21239 · Answer

What?! No PhDComics? Check this out: alt text http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive/phd1112.gif

Remember this was 1997!!

Also read the following strips... Hilarious!

user_22514 · Answer

I'm going to show my age with the this 1993 classic: On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog.

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user_102270 · Answer

http://www.irregularwebcomic.net/75.html http://www.irregularwebcomic.net/comics/irreg0075.jpg

Edited for grammar :P

Admin · Answer

not directly something about programming, but i guess every programmer knows flowcharts xD

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CharlesF_17560 · Answer

alt text http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/1350/pizzasv6.png

Admin · Answer

http://cache.g4tv.com/images/ttv/graphics/thescreensavers/3546989.jpg alt text http://cache.g4tv.com/images/ttv/graphics/thescreensavers/3546989.jpg

TFD_68607 · Answer

alt text http://i40.tinypic.com/12649i1.png

mike511_9593 · Answer

alt text http://wondermark.com/comics/128.gif

(guess you have to work on sev zero bugs to get this one)

user_4204 · Answer

Dilbert http://www.laputan.org/images/pictures/elbonia-900406.gif

This is something I found reading about anti-patterns.

Yuval_2819 · Answer

alt text http://www.bugbash.net/strips/bug-bash20060227.gif

Admin · Answer

This is old, I'm totally not sure about the permissions and I'm ready to remove it.alt text http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/8456/easycfm4.jpg

user_2147 · Answer

I think the IT consultant's image is the best:

Reasons why people who work with computers have a lot of spare time

(linking because the picture's pretty big)

epatel_842 · Answer

Just had to put this here

http://www.implementingscrum.com/images/070806-scrumtoon.jpg

From here

CharlesF_17560 · Answer

Ten reasons you know you're living in 2009

You accidentally enter your password on the microwave.
You haven't played solitaire with real cards in years.
You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of 3.
You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you.
Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is that they don't have e-mail addresses.
You pull up in your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if anyone is home.
Every commercial on television has a web site at the bottom of the screen.
Leaving the house without your cell phone, which you didn't have the first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause for panic and you turn around to go and get it.
You get up in the morning and go online before getting your coffee.
You're reading this and nodding and laughing. :)

sundar_venugopal_32670 · Answer

You vs Technology http://www.weblogcartoons.com/cartoons/you-v-tech.gif

user_114054 · Answer

For an Agile shop ... THIS is fantastic... As a dev, it just speaks volumes.

Great Fun: from Implementing Scrum by Clark & vizdos.

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user_110088 · Answer

SPOILER ALERT!!!

Cutting Edge

user_87053 · Answer

Mamut_445049 · Answer

There's a Russian version of Bash.org at Bash.org.ru. What they do now is they take favorite quotes and turn them into cartoons or comic strips. Here's one of my favorite ones: Tester http://s.bash.org.ru/img/67c5y2emi7vwmrnd263759.jpg

We've got a clever tester now -What do you mean?
He's found bunch of stuff... A funny symbol there, a weird key combination here. He's real good
But sometimes... I really want to smash his face

Link to site: http://bash.org.ru/comics/20080111

user_7202 · Answer

From Bug Bash:

alt text http://www.bugbash.net/strips/bug-bash20070723.gif

user_2469 · Answer

alt text http://www.geekherocomic.com/comics/2009-08-03-hardcoded-limits.png

Was I can do stackoverflow in a weekend the inspiration for this cartoon?

Robert_Rossney_19403 · Answer

Tragically, my favorite cartoon is too old to be on the interwebs.

It's from Datamation. (Remember Datamation?) A man is sitting at a desk. There are bits of electronics everywhere. Rubble is strewn into every corner of the room. His face and hair are singed.