August 15, 2007
#303: Compiling explain
The #1 Programmer Excuse for Legitimately Slacking Off: “My code’s compiling.”
[Two programmers are sword-fighting on office chairs in a hallway. An unseen manager calls them back to work through an open office door.]
Manager: Hey! Get back to work!
Cueball: Compiling!
Manager: Oh. Carry on.