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>"Je mange donc je chie." Roughly : "I eat therefore I shit" I never understood devs that do this, it reflects very poorly on them and it doesn't bring anythi

>"Je mange donc je chie." Roughly : "I eat therefore I shit" I never understood devs that do this, it reflects very poorly on them and it doesn't bring anything to the table. Way to show your immaturity. I write code since 2006, 99% of it is private and is mostly read by me and I still don't do this.

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nightski 4y ago
Sometimes it's OK to let loose and be a little immature. Life is short.
- eurasiantiger 4y ago
  Some of the quotes are cancel-level inappropriate for 2022, though, so you may want to avoid promoting this topic in professional circles.
  - hash07e 4y ago
    No, we must cancel the cancel people. Time to get back what is ours. And keep the kids in safe spaces if they can't play outside.
  - nightski 4y ago
    Yeah I really don't care about being cancelled, like at all.
nvln 4y ago
One person's immaturity is another persons humor. Not sure about the author, but programming is most often a lonely exercise with alternating bouts of creativity and tedium. Comments like these bring out the humanity. I love these comments. It would really make my day if I found those when trying to fix a bug a few years later.
justanorherhack 4y ago
Good for you, but I think it reflects more poorly on your maturity that you think some funny comments on a solo project reflect the maturity level of an author so negatively or that that even matters. How many solo projects have you made with millions of users translated in 80+ languages? Given your assertion, maturity is not required for success. The author has made political statements with his work and clearly takes a more artistic approach.
rstat1 4y ago
I don't understand people who get upset by people just trying to have a bit of fun. Being uptight about it doesn't reflect super well on you either IMO.
green_on_black 4y ago
- Kiro 4y ago
  That's not why the parent comment is nonsense. They are obviously free not to like jokes about feces.
bayindirh 4y ago
Coding is not a serious act for some of us. We play, we build, we create and have fun. This doesn’t mean what we code is low quality or hacky. But this requirement doesn’t exclude the permission to have fun. Sometimes a variable name, sometimes a hex value, sometimes a comment or Easter egg. Life is too short to be too serious about anything and everything. I write code since 1999 or so. I still have fun here and there.
- lake_vincent 4y ago
  Exactly! It makes no difference to the compiler what you call a variable, but it makes a difference to the human. Whenever I do a pandas dataframe melt, I name the variable "melted_cheese". I could just name it something plain/boring, but life is simplybetter with melted cheese.
  - db48x 4y ago
    Agreed. A certain amount of word–play is necessary for a happy and healthy life. Sadly I once worked on a team that didn’t understand this. I had been given the task to add an insignificant feature to a minor subsystem, and by chance the first two methods I added to my class had names that started with the letter A. I had to “ask” the user for confirmation, and I had to “authenticate” a widget. To keep myself interested, I pushed myself to continue the trend. I needed names for about six or eight methods, and the last two were the hardest. I had to lock some files to deny anyone permission to read them, and I had to record the actions taken in a database. I had the implementations written and tested, I just needed good names. I ended up with the names “afsluiten” (literally “off–close”, or “to close off”) and “αναγράφω” (“anagrapho”, to inscribe, record, or publish). I laughed so much when I found both of them. They were perfect! I committed, pushed to a branch, wrote up a pull request, and then started a two–week vacation the next morning. I anticipated that on my return we would all laugh at these funny names in our weekly meeting, that the team lead would request that I rename these two methods, and that I would then push to master with English names. Instead, I had a meeting with HR and the VP of Engineering about how I was mocking them, disrespecting their work, how unprofessional it was, and on and on and on. Apparently the team had been stewing on this “insult” for the whole two weeks, making it worse and worse in their minds. I was rather sad when they fired me, but I have been so much better off ever since; the people I work with now actually know what humor is, and how to play. They can even express admiration and wonder when someone does something clever or slick. It’s like night and day.
hulitu 4y ago
Adult : someone who knows better. Being able to joke is a sign of maturity. Some people loose this ability when they become adults.
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entropy47 4y ago
> I never understood devs that do this Succeed? Have a personality?
matkoniecz 4y ago
> I write code since 2006, 99% of it is private and author of Notepad++ made an open-source project used on a massive scale (none is obligated it to work on open source, but I consider it admirable and praiseworthy, especially if someone is doing it successfully and helping many other people) > it reflects very poorly on them why?
- qikInNdOutReply 4y ago
  The envy of the slave for the free.
bravokilosierra 4y ago
I guess a lot of non-French speakers will miss the real joke: "I think therefore I am" translates to "Je pense donc je suis", which rhymes well to the parody. Then it's not plainly immature, but somewhat elaborate.
karmakurtisaani 4y ago
I might be one of those boring types, but I agree. Jokes get old, source code stays. Seeing the same shit obscuring the workflow gets tiring really fast. This kind of humour is fine to see in passing on HN, but I'd be furious if someone put it in my production code.
kfajdsl 4y ago
It's a parody of "I think, therefore I am", which I find hilarious. My code is littered with expletives...

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nightski 4y ago

Sometimes it's OK to let loose and be a little immature. Life is short.

eurasiantiger 4y ago
Some of the quotes are cancel-level inappropriate for 2022, though, so you may want to avoid promoting this topic in professional circles.
- hash07e 4y ago
  No, we must cancel the cancel people. Time to get back what is ours. And keep the kids in safe spaces if they can't play outside.
- nightski 4y ago
  Yeah I really don't care about being cancelled, like at all.

nvln 4y ago

One person's immaturity is another persons humor. Not sure about the author, but programming is most often a lonely exercise with alternating bouts of creativity and tedium. Comments like these bring out the humanity. I love these comments. It would really make my day if I found those when trying to fix a bug a few years later.

justanorherhack 4y ago

Good for you, but I think it reflects more poorly on your maturity that you think some funny comments on a solo project reflect the maturity level of an author so negatively or that that even matters. How many solo projects have you made with millions of users translated in 80+ languages? Given your assertion, maturity is not required for success. The author has made political statements with his work and clearly takes a more artistic approach.

rstat1 4y ago

I don't understand people who get upset by people just trying to have a bit of fun. Being uptight about it doesn't reflect super well on you either IMO.

green_on_black 4y ago

Kiro 4y ago
That's not why the parent comment is nonsense. They are obviously free not to like jokes about feces.

bayindirh 4y ago

Coding is not a serious act for some of us. We play, we build, we create and have fun. This doesn’t mean what we code is low quality or hacky. But this requirement doesn’t exclude the permission to have fun. Sometimes a variable name, sometimes a hex value, sometimes a comment or Easter egg. Life is too short to be too serious about anything and everything. I write code since 1999 or so. I still have fun here and there.

lake_vincent 4y ago
Exactly! It makes no difference to the compiler what you call a variable, but it makes a difference to the human. Whenever I do a pandas dataframe melt, I name the variable "melted_cheese". I could just name it something plain/boring, but life is simplybetter with melted cheese.
- db48x 4y ago
  Agreed. A certain amount of word–play is necessary for a happy and healthy life. Sadly I once worked on a team that didn’t understand this. I had been given the task to add an insignificant feature to a minor subsystem, and by chance the first two methods I added to my class had names that started with the letter A. I had to “ask” the user for confirmation, and I had to “authenticate” a widget. To keep myself interested, I pushed myself to continue the trend. I needed names for about six or eight methods, and the last two were the hardest. I had to lock some files to deny anyone permission to read them, and I had to record the actions taken in a database. I had the implementations written and tested, I just needed good names. I ended up with the names “afsluiten” (literally “off–close”, or “to close off”) and “αναγράφω” (“anagrapho”, to inscribe, record, or publish). I laughed so much when I found both of them. They were perfect! I committed, pushed to a branch, wrote up a pull request, and then started a two–week vacation the next morning. I anticipated that on my return we would all laugh at these funny names in our weekly meeting, that the team lead would request that I rename these two methods, and that I would then push to master with English names. Instead, I had a meeting with HR and the VP of Engineering about how I was mocking them, disrespecting their work, how unprofessional it was, and on and on and on. Apparently the team had been stewing on this “insult” for the whole two weeks, making it worse and worse in their minds. I was rather sad when they fired me, but I have been so much better off ever since; the people I work with now actually know what humor is, and how to play. They can even express admiration and wonder when someone does something clever or slick. It’s like night and day.

hulitu 4y ago

Adult : someone who knows better. Being able to joke is a sign of maturity. Some people loose this ability when they become adults.

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entropy47 4y ago

> I never understood devs that do this Succeed? Have a personality?

matkoniecz 4y ago

> I write code since 2006, 99% of it is private and author of Notepad++ made an open-source project used on a massive scale (none is obligated it to work on open source, but I consider it admirable and praiseworthy, especially if someone is doing it successfully and helping many other people) > it reflects very poorly on them why?

qikInNdOutReply 4y ago
The envy of the slave for the free.

bravokilosierra 4y ago

I guess a lot of non-French speakers will miss the real joke: "I think therefore I am" translates to "Je pense donc je suis", which rhymes well to the parody. Then it's not plainly immature, but somewhat elaborate.

karmakurtisaani 4y ago

I might be one of those boring types, but I agree. Jokes get old, source code stays. Seeing the same shit obscuring the workflow gets tiring really fast. This kind of humour is fine to see in passing on HN, but I'd be furious if someone put it in my production code.

kfajdsl 4y ago

It's a parody of "I think, therefore I am", which I find hilarious. My code is littered with expletives...