How Programmers Do It

  • Programmers do it byte by byte.
  • Programmers do it with bytes and nibbles.
  • Programmers try to do it again and again.
  • Programmers do it with acronyms.
  • Programmers do it by computer simulation.
  • Programmers do it according to the specifications.
  • Programmers do it over and over until they get it right.
  • Ada programmers do it by committee.
  • ALGOL 68 programmers do it od.
  • APL programmers do it in a line.
  • Assembler programmers do it a bit at a time.
  • C++ programmers do it with class.
  • Fortran programmers do it with double precision.
  • LISP (programmers (do (it (with (parentheses))))).
  • Logo programmers do it for an educational experience.
  • Prolog programmers do it artificially.
  • Smalltalk programmers have more methods.
  • System programmers do it with interrupts.

Sent by: Joke Labs posted on 20 December 2006