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[–] AstroLightz@lemmy.world 74 points 3 weeks ago

How OP probably felt:

[–] TommySoda@lemmy.world 49 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

I had this weird syncronisticity a few years back where at least once a week I'd look at the time it it'd be 4:04. I'd often say "404: Time not found" and literally nobody ever got it so I started just saying it in my head instead.

[–] pmk@piefed.ca 31 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Start doing it with 418 and see if they understand that one?

[–] wheezy@lemmy.ml 15 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Not to be that annoying person. But it's how our brains operate to look for patterns or repeatability. It's not that you were magically catching the clock at 4:04 all the time. You just don't remember when you looked at 3:10 on multiple days of the week because it wasn't meaningful.

It's like if you notice your friend has a new car. You suddenly start noticing other people driving that car in the exact same color. Like, suddenly everyone bought that car! It's just your brain looking for meaning.

Ok. Sorry. I got my autism comment out. I'll be gone.

[–] DisasterTransport@startrek.website 10 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)
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[–] zedgeist@lemmy.world 4 points 4 weeks ago
[–] squirrel@cake.kobel.fyi 46 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)
[–] zedgeist@lemmy.world 25 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 29 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

More like …

429 “Too Many Requests”

[–] HeHoXa@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

😂 nailed it

(like your mom)

[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Geeking out over “your mom” HTTP error code jokes has made me quite happy. …

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[–] bradorsomething@ttrpg.network 3 points 3 weeks ago

Can anyone read this comment? It won’t load for me.

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[–] HeHoXa@lemmy.zip 39 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

C'mon buddy. You need to give these jokes a REST

[–] wheezy@lemmy.ml 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Seriously. They really need an endpoint.

[–] Unstoppable_Flop@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 weeks ago

These puns are making me CURL my toes

[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 3 points 3 weeks ago

These jokes have a long and storied ancestral heritage! Just ask the Apache.

[–] pedz@lemmy.ca 36 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

That's why I prefer to hold meetings in room 200. That way everyone finds the room without even having to read the number.

[–] vk6flab@lemmy.radio 35 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

If it helps, it's the only thing I think of wherever I encounter it, bus lines, taxi numbers, number plates, street numbers, you name it.

So, yeah, I think it's funny.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 6 points 4 weeks ago

This is like that scene in Step-Brothers, where they become best friends.

[–] YurkshireLad@lemmy.ca 13 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I refrained from using that joke with my wife as we walked to our hotel room 404 as I knew she wouldn’t get it and would think I was pathetic. 😄

[–] xav@programming.dev 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 8 points 3 weeks ago

Lucky 10000 is a beautiful way to look at it.

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[–] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)
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[–] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Unstoppable_Flop@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I always get a 413 error too large /s

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[–] los0220@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

You all are using wrong website for HTTP statuses, this is my personal goto: [https://http.cat/status/409]

[–] httperror418@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)
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[–] clifmo@programming.dev 9 points 3 weeks ago

We had a costume contest at work and the room voted for the guy who wrote "404 costume not found" with sharpie on a white T-shirt. People went full out cosplay, but the gen pop rewarded the slacker. Lost some faith that day

[–] Rusty@lemmy.ca 9 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

We have a Highway 404 in Ontario. I've made a similar joke as OP couple of times and noone laughed once.

[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 3 points 3 weeks ago

I laughed ❤️

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[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmings.world 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I would have gotten the joke, but probably not laughed.

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[–] 404found@lemmy.zip 8 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Should we tell the real story?

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

With that username, you should change instances to sh.itjust.works

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)
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[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 7 points 3 weeks ago

That is 100% comedy gold.

I would have happily told your to 302 see other meeting room.

[–] thefluffiest@feddit.nl 7 points 3 weeks ago

Those friends were probably in room 420

[–] CookieOfFortune@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

Depends on your friends I guess?

[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I would have laughed my ass off.

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[–] binarytobis@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I have made this joke about atlanta area codes in phone numbers a few times, rarely lands.

[–] calmblue75@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 weeks ago

The joke might have landed if the hotel name was Safari or Chrome.

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