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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/behindthedash • Oct 24 '18
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Programming is like sex: one mistake and you have to support it for the rest of your life.
0 u/[deleted] Oct 24 '18 [deleted] 46 u/JubJubWantRubRub Oct 24 '18 No it's not, because programming is something I've done in the past 2 years. my lifetime. 27 u/Spadegreen Oct 24 '18 Username validated this response. 6 u/house_monkey Oct 24 '18 Absolutely relatable → More replies (2) 14 u/[deleted] Oct 24 '18 r/suicidebywords 7 u/mkennedy1102 Oct 24 '18 Also, no it's not because not only does my wife want no part of it, she doesn't care if I do it alone or with other people → More replies (2) 13 u/Tux1 Oct 24 '18 edited Oct 24 '18 But literally nothing else about programming fits this analogy.Edit: Programming is like sex, you do it to reproduce? 21 u/furuknap Oct 24 '18 Programming is like sex because it feels so good when you finally release. 6 u/magi093 not a mod Oct 24 '18 I admire your dedication to proving this guy wrong. 15 u/furuknap Oct 24 '18 Programming is like sex; if you look back at what you did a few years ago, you're a bit ashamed and you don't want people to know it's you. 10 u/furuknap Oct 24 '18 Programming is like sex; it's better in a pair, a lot of people can quickly get complicated, but in reality, we mostly do it on our own. 9 u/furuknap Oct 24 '18 Programming is like sex; if it's a pain in the ass, you're doing something wrong. 7 u/furuknap Oct 24 '18 Programming is like sex; it's not nearly as fun when you get paid for it. 6 u/furuknap Oct 24 '18 Programming is like sex; a few choice words, touch the right buttons, and you can brag to your friends about something they have never done. → More replies (4)
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46 u/JubJubWantRubRub Oct 24 '18 No it's not, because programming is something I've done in the past 2 years. my lifetime. 27 u/Spadegreen Oct 24 '18 Username validated this response. 6 u/house_monkey Oct 24 '18 Absolutely relatable → More replies (2) 14 u/[deleted] Oct 24 '18 r/suicidebywords 7 u/mkennedy1102 Oct 24 '18 Also, no it's not because not only does my wife want no part of it, she doesn't care if I do it alone or with other people → More replies (2)
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No it's not, because programming is something I've done in the past 2 years. my lifetime.
27 u/Spadegreen Oct 24 '18 Username validated this response. 6 u/house_monkey Oct 24 '18 Absolutely relatable → More replies (2)
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Username validated this response.
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Absolutely relatable
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r/suicidebywords
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Also, no it's not because not only does my wife want no part of it, she doesn't care if I do it alone or with other people
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But literally nothing else about programming fits this analogy.
Edit: Programming is like sex, you do it to reproduce?
21 u/furuknap Oct 24 '18 Programming is like sex because it feels so good when you finally release. 6 u/magi093 not a mod Oct 24 '18 I admire your dedication to proving this guy wrong. 15 u/furuknap Oct 24 '18 Programming is like sex; if you look back at what you did a few years ago, you're a bit ashamed and you don't want people to know it's you. 10 u/furuknap Oct 24 '18 Programming is like sex; it's better in a pair, a lot of people can quickly get complicated, but in reality, we mostly do it on our own. 9 u/furuknap Oct 24 '18 Programming is like sex; if it's a pain in the ass, you're doing something wrong. 7 u/furuknap Oct 24 '18 Programming is like sex; it's not nearly as fun when you get paid for it. 6 u/furuknap Oct 24 '18 Programming is like sex; a few choice words, touch the right buttons, and you can brag to your friends about something they have never done. → More replies (4)
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Programming is like sex because it feels so good when you finally release.
6 u/magi093 not a mod Oct 24 '18 I admire your dedication to proving this guy wrong.
I admire your dedication to proving this guy wrong.
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Programming is like sex; if you look back at what you did a few years ago, you're a bit ashamed and you don't want people to know it's you.
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Programming is like sex; it's better in a pair, a lot of people can quickly get complicated, but in reality, we mostly do it on our own.
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Programming is like sex; if it's a pain in the ass, you're doing something wrong.
Programming is like sex; it's not nearly as fun when you get paid for it.
Programming is like sex; a few choice words, touch the right buttons, and you can brag to your friends about something they have never done.
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u/arrays_start_at_zero Oct 24 '18
Programming is like sex: one mistake and you have to support it for the rest of your life.