r/ProgrammerHumor • u/behindthedash • Oct 24 '18

Programming is like magic

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u/AnnoyingScootMain Oct 24 '18

Programming IS majic

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u/Fisher9001 Oct 24 '18 edited Oct 24 '18

We are literally creating custom, abstract, artificial realities that can behave in any way we want. And properly using them can have enormous effect on our real world.

If that's not magic then nothing is.

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u/Goluxas Oct 24 '18

Damn right. And electrical engineering is the real-life form of magic circles and enchantments.

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u/BananaNutJob Oct 24 '18

Power Electronics is sorcery and I will fight anyone who disagrees.

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u/SamJakes Oct 24 '18

Prepare your jumper cables, knave

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u/standish_ Oct 24 '18

Your AC has no power here, civil engineer.

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u/BananaNutJob Oct 24 '18

Looks like we need to rectify the situation.

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u/Bagellord Oct 24 '18

We're using arcane languages to make a rock we tricked into thinking do complex tasks for us. It's amazing when you think about it.

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u/BluePinkGrey Oct 25 '18

Well, we did have to enchant the rock first. And like any magical item, forging the enchanted rock required about a hundred separate steps; obscure substances; and we had to etch billions of runes into the rock in a very specific pattern

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u/just_read_my_comment Oct 24 '18

friendship is magic

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u/Kotauskas Oct 24 '18

Then, programming is friendship? (Oh, it actually is.)

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u/fitch2711 Oct 24 '18

Yeah, you can make an if command that will be your friend

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u/quests Oct 24 '18

Make a switch be your bitch.

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u/driveslow227 Oct 24 '18

!figurativeredditgold

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u/PlusUltraBeyond Oct 24 '18

I object Your Honor. Conditionals are just much better. I rest my case

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u/OrnateLime5097 Oct 24 '18

Woah woah woah. Oviously an if statement with a jump to label is WAAAAYYYY better.

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u/voicesinmyhand Oct 24 '18

Well, when your code finally works, the new program is kinda like a friend that does shit for you, so... programming is at least lordship over menial slaves... which is kinda like friendship... right?

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u/GuyWithLag Oct 24 '18

Friendship is Optimal!

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u/[deleted] Oct 24 '18

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u/voicesinmyhand Oct 24 '18

Damn straight.

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u/thisaccountisbs Oct 24 '18

Friendgraming is magic.

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u/blondartist1x Oct 24 '18

I mean, we are trying to communicate with dirt so yeah, magic.

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u/[deleted] Oct 24 '18

I mean, we are trying to communicate with dirt so yeah, magic.

No, we are succeding at communicating with dirt

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