Comment on What is your best programmer joke?parentComments−DigitalJack12yThe joke would be a little better if you didn't explicitly as it was a lisp. Gotta leave a moment of epiphany for the listener.−maggit12yI can't make up my mind about which of the following is better:A Chinese spy manages to steal the last 50MB of the program governing U.S. missile launches. Fortunately, it was all closing parentheses.orA Chinese spy manages to steal the last 50MB of the program governing U.S. missile launches. Fortunately, it was Lisp.−swamp4012yA Chinese spy manages to steal the last 50MB of the program governing U.S. missile launches.Fortunately it was in Lisp, so it was all closing parentheses.−Danieru12yMy attempt:A Chinese spy stole the last 48MB of the Abram's targeting system. To our good fortunes this was only the closing parentheses.
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The joke would be a little better if you didn't explicitly as it was a lisp. Gotta leave a moment of epiphany for the listener.
I can't make up my mind about which of the following is better:
or
A Chinese spy manages to steal the last 50MB of the program governing U.S. missile launches.
Fortunately it was in Lisp, so it was all closing parentheses.
My attempt:
A Chinese spy stole the last 48MB of the Abram's targeting system. To our good fortunes this was only the closing parentheses.