This is some funny stuff. I’ll let you enjoy the music (by Jonathan Coulton) along with a funny “music video”.
| Code Monkey get up get coffee Code Monkey go to job have boring meeting with boring manager Rob Rob say Code Monkey very diligent but his output stink his code not functional or elegant what do Code Monkey think Code Monkey think maybe manager oughta write goddamn login page himself Code Monkey not say it out loud Code Monkey not crazy just proud Code Monkey like Fritos |
Code Monkey hang around at front desk tell you sweater look nice Code Monkey offer buy you soda bring you cup bring you ice you say no thank you for the soda ’cause soda make you fat anyway you busy with the telephone no time for chat Code Monkey have long walk back to cubicle Code Monkey like Fritos |
Code Monkey have every reason to get out this place Code Monkey just keep on working to see your soft pretty face Much rather wake up eat a coffee cake Take bath, take nap This job fulfilling in creative way such a load of crap Code Monkey think someday he have everything even pretty girl like you Code Monkey just waiting for now Code Monkey say someday, somehow Code Monkey like Fritos |
Disclaimer: This is in no way meant posted to be demeaning to coders, programmers, developers, or anyone else who might take offense.
You, my friend, are the quintessential code monkey…when you take a moment away from your computer, you should take time to bask in your glory and revel to the fact that you will be a legend in life and on this blog.
I am truly delighted to have your post, cmonte.
I’ve been coding for over 27years (started writing pascal/fortran in 1980 while @harvard), rejected moving into management, I saw what it did to a person, been through 4 evolutions, 3gen (c,pascal,fortran, cobol) , 4gen (Speedware, Gognos), CS (Visual C, Powerbuilder), and now J2ee. Does that make me a code gorilla? Fell in love twice, been fired due to speaking my mind freely, but never stopped loving the creativity and challenge of ‘Turning thought into Energy’. It doesn’t get easier.
Worked with good managers, bad managers, some are like used car salesmen, don’t understand sw development methodologies, and think MS Excel is a development language.
Met Bill G, Steve Woz, and Steve Jobs when they were only millionairs, MIT BMAC (Boston Mac User Group), went to Lotus 5year celebration! Damm I’m old.
Fortran programmers, they don’t die, they just smell that way.