Question to ALL programmers (All languages)

[Nodws]

Ok just a quick poll, doing an assay on school, so I need honest answers

While you are coding, do you cuss and insult your code?

And finally when you get things working, do you do a powerranger pose, an "i love you" gesture with your hands, shout something, etc?

please reply :wave:
(didnt post a poll, want qualitative answers not quantitative)

 

[yilduz]

I don't swear at my code, but my wife says she can tell I get frustrated sometimes. She says I type harder and stare intently at the screen. :P

and I definitely do a power ranger pose when it works. I do this superhero pose sometimes, where I spread my legs a bit and put my fists on my hips. I usually do a sitting version when my codes work well and I feel accomplished. Yeah, I'm that guy.

edit: found this on my wife's facebook. I'm the one on the left. image

 

[SeanPreston]

I do PHP and when I can't solvea problem i usually end up going to a php forum for help.

If i end up fixing a problem that has puzzled me for ages, i feel so happy, lol, but at the same time im hitting myself.

sean

 

[Nodws]

Well i often find myself swearing at my monitor (in english, spanish and german), and when I finally get things working I do this:

, or do the Item found sound, from Zelda, its very nice lol

 

[nasaboy007]

lol i curse in my head at my source all the time, but i RARELY say anything audibly... my parents would not approve of my shouting of profanities at the computer XD. If something is very very stubborn and frustrating, I may whisper some maledictions through gritted teeth at my screen, but that's about it haha.

 

[qbert220]

While you are coding, do you cuss and insult your code?

No. Not MY code.

Yes when it is some overbloated, complicated, unintuitive uncommented mess written by someone else.

 

[Unknown]

No. Not MY code.

Yes when it is some overbloated, complicated, unintuitive uncommented mess written by someone else.

QFT

And I definitely do a victory dance of some sort when things finally work, how elaborate the dance is depends on the amount of time I had to spend for it to work.

 

[P_R]

f,ing code f'ing work, bang bang on desk, get sweaty and get frusrated, swearing out loud at the screen, when it works i go the toilet to let out what ive been holding in

 

[neosource]

swear under my breath, swear at the screen, shake hands in air like I'm doing twin karate chops, bang desk, bang head, then when it sinks in I'm stuck on something I suddenly get the munchies, go grab a drink, chillax a bit...

When problem is solved, I yell "whos da man!" and shake fists like Van Damme in Bloodsport ..

 

[FrozenNova]

yea i tend to swear rather a lot when things are producing the desired output (PHP), dont do any superhero pose or anything when it works though.

 

[RageD]

Doing any language (C/C++, PHP, Perl/CGI, etc. etc.) I often get very serious and irritated when something doesn't work. I normally then take a quick break, come back and fix the error. Upon completion I normally do one of those stand-ups while turning right off the chair and pace for a second taking in what I've just accomplished!

This holds true except when it comes to Strict XHTML/CSS. I hate design I can do it but boy. I get angry haha and I am not happy when I'm finished because I think about all the worthless time I spent for arbitrary aesthetics!

-RageD

 

[thekooliest]

Sometimes I get frustrated with it, but never really say anything out loud...maybe an occasional 'grr'. But I do the suddle yes pump of my arm :D
-Sam

 

[anamolousalgori]

Im not much for cussing i know php ajax mysql c++ and some other misc stuff, in my sourcecode days ive seen my share of cussing in sourcecode like the linux kernal haveing 100 of a certain cuss word, dont rember details but it was rediculous, i have been known to send secret messages, for special rights in game like im make web games in new tecchnologies and at times id hide a coded message with a wierd command and instructions to use it for silly or helpful things also ive put my share of 420's out. espiecially in size and positioning id make a pattern of using it when possible quite funny to see.

 

[Nodws]

I some times cuss in german, so the wife wont understand :p