If you are working in IT industry, you must encounter software developer around every corner of the office. I am developer myself and pretty much my all friends are developers too. I have created a list of phrases which developer use often. Feel free to add one of yours as a comment as well.
1. I can fix that.
This is usually followed by hours of growling in frustration.
2. Just a minute…
This one is also usually followed by hours of growling in frustration.
3. Let me see that.
Developers are “hands on” type of people. If something is going wrong, they don’t want to watch you fight with it over your shoulder, they want to get their hands on it and fix it themselves.
4. That’s not my code.
When a bug is found, usually it’s “all hands on deck” to figure out where the problem came from and how to fix it. And when you can pinpoint who caused the problem, well, everyone loves to find a scapegoat!
5. “End of Day”
This phrase gets tossed around a lot. It represents the final culmination of all programmers’ hopes, dreams, and aspirations. It also makes a neat talking point.
6. You wouldn’t understand
Developers’ jobs are hard. They involve complex ideas, hours of intense work, and a lot of pressure. Helping lay-people understand this work in also difficult, and sometimes ends in failure. This phrase is the easy way out.
7. Let me Google that…
If you come across a problem, chances are someone has met up with the same issue. That’s what the internet and forums are for – searching for the solution.
8. Where is the documentation?
Documenting your code as you write it is incredibly important – especially if others will be using the program. Running across a program with no documentation is frustrating, to put it mildly.
9. Coffee break!
There is a joke: programmers turn caffeine and pizza into code. While this is clearly meant ironically, it is true that sometimes a little break can help your brain find the break through to a solution.
10. That’s not a bug, it’s a function!
Meant as a joke, but sometimes so true…
If you think there should be a quote which can join this list, leave a comment.
Reference: Pinal Dave (https://blog.sqlauthority.com)
20 Comments. Leave new
Why only i work hard and not others!!!
This is a widely used phrase which every developer have said for other developers that why only i work hard and not others. However, there is an irony lies in this statement. lol:)
Good one !
Merry Christmas and a very happy new year Sirjee .
You missed the famous one..
“It is working on my machine”
Along those same lines: it works on the development server
All time favourite – it Works on my machine!
This piece of code / query is working at my place
There’s a problem with the network. Used instead of writing efficient SQL. LOL.
One more can be added: “The code works correctly in my machine”
One more can be added: “The code works right in my PC” :)
Tester: I found bug !
Developer – :(
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Client – I found bug !
Tester – :(
This should be on top :)
“Its working on my machine”
“My code is self-evident, …..no documentation is needed!” Sadly, I was really told this by a developer.
It worked on Tuesday.
Great Post!
Tester: “The result is not giving what I am expecting”
Developer: “It’s a data issue”
Its working for me!!!
“That was not in the spec”
It’s the dba’s fault!
Thats an undocumented system feature
It’s going to take longer than anticipated
Yes, true
yes, very true