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Things That Scare the Bejeezus Out of Programmers

Posted by Soulskill on from the it's-just-a-matter-of-code dept.

itwbennett writes "Software developers are, by and large, a cool and analytical bunch, but there are a handful of things that strike terror in their hearts. Phil Johnson scoured developer forums looking for an answer to the question: What's your biggest fear as a programmer? The answers clustered into 5 broad groups ranging from being forced to learn or use a specific technology to working for and with incompetents. What's your biggest fear?"

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  1. Ghosts by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    also, Spiders and Bees

  2. Stupid people by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    They're impossible to code for, or cope with.

    "Enter date"
    >cat
    "This value is invalid"

    "Hey your software is broken! It doesn't stop me typing "cat" in a date field!"
    What did it say?
    "value is invalid"
    There you go then!
    "But it didn't stop me typing it!"
    Because it assumes you are not a moron? You're right, it is "broken"...

    1. Re:Stupid people by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      They're impossible to code for, or cope with.

      "Enter date"
      >cat
      "This value is invalid"

      Tomcat here. What's wrong with having a date with a cat?

  3. Things that scare developers, by mjwx · · Score: 5, Funny

    Snakes,
    Loud noises,
    Social contact,
    Drinks machine being out of soft drinks and/or chocolate,
    Google being down,

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    Calling someone a "hater" only means you can not rationally rebut their argument.
  4. Velociraptors by Arancaytar · · Score: 5, Funny

    (obviously)

  5. Re:getting raped at your work seat by ciderbrew · · Score: 5, Funny

    Still working at EA?

  6. Re:Biggest Fear? by fahrbot-bot · · Score: 5, Funny

    Velociraptors - That's why I never use a "GOTO" ...

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    It must have been something you assimilated. . . .
  7. Re:getting raped at your work seat by K.+S.+Kyosuke · · Score: 5, Funny

    Debasement in the basement?

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    Ezekiel 23:20
  8. Forgetting the 'where' clause by fiddyschmitt · · Score: 5, Funny

    Running an SQL update statement without a where clause and seeing '47,982 rows updated'.......bonechilling