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I just don't see a reason to modify important program functionality for the sake of a joke. There are so many other ways to show a sense of humor without doing
by cgmg 9y ago
I just don't see a reason to modify important program functionality for the sake of a joke. There are so many other ways to show a sense of humor without doing that.
- lomnakkus 9y agoIndeed and those ways have way less chance of causing accidental issues later down the road. Same deal with profanity, excessive vulgarity or calling out named persons, etc. in error messages. It's just unprofessional and it can cause all sorts of unforeseen "upstream" issues. (Even really surprising things like profane class names can cause issues because of things like reflection, etc.)
- Jedd 9y agoThe obvious counter to this is to ask what software you've written that many of us use several times a day, every day, and that you refrained from adding any humour to. Free software almost always has the 'this is provided as is' caveat, and offers access to the source for you to review to ensure it's fit for purpose, so the whole 'This did something I don't approve of' complaint is a bit weak. Further, the 'important program functionality' may not apply in the case of running the program in an atypical way - that is, without parameters - at a certain time of day.