{"id":125795,"date":"2022-06-16T18:55:56","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T18:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.finxter.com\/?p=424629"},"modified":"2022-06-16T18:55:56","modified_gmt":"2022-06-16T18:55:56","slug":"50-signs-youre-a-programmer-geek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/06\/16\/50-signs-youre-a-programmer-geek\/","title":{"rendered":"50 Signs You\u2019re a Programmer Geek"},"content":{"rendered":"
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  1. I consider 256 to be a nice, round number.<\/li>\n
  2. I become annoyed when 10K means 10,000.<\/li>\n
  3. I\u2019ve written a useless program just for the \u201cfun\u201d of it.<\/li>\n
  4. In fact, I prefer writing useless programs.<\/li>\n
  5. I start counting from 0 and end up with one less than everyone else.<\/li>\n
  6. I write equals as ==<\/code> and not equals as !=<\/code>.<\/li>\n
  7. I understand (0x2b||!0x2b)<\/code> and find it funny.<\/li>\n
  8. I know where to find the {braces}<\/code> keys without looking.<\/li>\n
  9. I call text phrases \u201cstrings.\u201d<\/li>\n
  10. I dream in code.<\/li>\n
  11. I refer to eating and drinking as uploading<\/em>.<\/li>\n
  12. I refer to using the bathroom as downloading<\/em>.<\/li>\n
  13. I frequently use words like iteration, implementation, contiguous, trivial, version, array, polymorphic, parse<\/em>, and WTF <\/em>in casual conversations.<\/li>\n
  14. When someone asks me what languages I speak, I reply: \u201cPython, C++, JavaScript, and Solidity.\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n
  15. I hear the word \u201cScuzzy\u201d and don\u2019t think it\u2019s a bad thing.<\/li>\n
  16. My favorite f-word is fdisk.<\/li>\n
  17. <rant><\/code>I include XML in regular correspondence.<\/rant><\/code><\/li>\n
  18. I use camelCase for names.<\/li>\n
  19. I take things too literally.\u00a0 For example, my wife gets upset when she asks \u201cDo you want to take out the garbage?\u201d<\/em> (no) instead of \u201cWill you take out the garbage?\u201d<\/em> (yes).<\/li>\n
  20. I respond to questions too logically.\u00a0 For example, when a waitress asks me, \u201cWould you like coffee or tea?\u201d<\/em>\u00a0 I respond, \u201cYes.\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n
  21. I answer negative questions in the technically-correct but awkward way.\u00a0 When my mom asks me, \u201cWouldn\u2019t you like a glass of milk?\u201d<\/em>\u00a0 I respond, \u201cYes, I wouldn\u2019t like a glass of milk.\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n
  22. I refer to having sex as setting up a LAN!<\/li>\n
  23. When I make a mistake or say something I shouldn\u2019t have, I wish I could press Ctrl+Z<\/code>.<\/li>\n
  24. When searching a paper book, I get frustrated that I cannot simply press Ctrl+F<\/code> to find the text I\u2019m looking for.<\/li>\n
  25. When a store cashier asks me for my zip code, I demand to see the store\u2019s privacy policy.<\/li>\n
  26. I get sudden attacks of bittersweet nostalgia when thinking about my long-lost Commodore 64, Sinclair ZX-81, TRS-80, or Amiga 1000.<\/li>\n
  27. It\u2019s hard for me to make an absolute statement because I always consider there may be an edge case.<\/li>\n
  28. I unit-test my spouse, expecting deterministic, solid outputs for a certain input with boundary conditions.<\/li>\n
  29. I tell my spouse to \u201cstop throwing exceptions that I\u2019m not willing to catch.\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n
  30. I email myself notes rather than writing them.<\/li>\n
  31. I hold a mouse more than my wife\u2019s hand.<\/li>\n
  32. I end my sentences with a semicolon…<\/li>\n
  33. … actually not anymore since I discovered Python<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  34. I assume that most people love their jobs like I do.<\/li>\n
  35. I\u2019d rather text the guy in the next cubicle than talk to him.<\/li>\n
  36. Nighttime and sleep are no longer irrevocably linked.<\/li>\n
  37. I think these programming jokes<\/a> are hilarious.<\/li>\n
  38. I think xkcd<\/a> is the funniest webcomic ever.<\/li>\n
  39. I think the three primary colors are red, green and blue.<\/li>\n
  40. I have more than one monitor.<\/li>\n
  41. I have more email addresses than pairs of shoes.<\/li>\n
  42. The number of computers in my house exceeds the number of romantic relationships I\u2019ve had in my lifetime.<\/li>\n
  43. I run a Web server at home.<\/li>\n
  44. Instead of playing games on my Xbox, I set up a Bitcoin<\/a> node.<\/li>\n
  45. I carry a USB flash drive in my pocket wherever I go.<\/li>\n
  46. I know what a router is, and I know what a bit is, but I don\u2019t know what\u2019s a router bit.<\/li>\n
  47. I helped my grandma create her own blog.<\/li>\n
  48. I talk to my computer the way most people talk to their significant other.<\/li>\n
  49. I email myself to remind me to do something.<\/li>\n
  50. I rig up elaborate mechanisms to perform basic tasks.<\/li>\n
  51. When I’m reading a magazine and I see an underlined passage, I feel compelled to click on it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Shout Out<\/h2>\n

    This compilation is from multiple awesome \"\u2764\" online sources such as the following:<\/p>\n