this post was submitted on 28 Nov 2025
70 points (92.7% liked)
Programmer Humor
27631 readers
1443 users here now
Welcome to Programmer Humor!
This is a place where you can post jokes, memes, humor, etc. related to programming!
For sharing awful code theres also Programming Horror.
Rules
- Keep content in english
- No advertisements
- Posts must be related to programming or programmer topics
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
That's a poython constructah, __init__?
Capital "I"? Heathen!
Silly phone.
- main
- real-main
- main-2
I want to play a game. All commit info and branch stats are hidden.
main-2-v3-final-finalfinal-lastfix
unstable-final-release2-usethisone
I will never not chuckle at the joke :D
fun fact. git allows you to use emojis for branch names.
😯
git push it realgood
What? Why an underscore?
It's a joke on the "main" name vs. the main() function. That's normally considered the entry point, but really _start() is the OG entry, used by the runtime to do setup before calling main().
I see, thanks :3
Embedded systems engineers do it in Reset_Handler
I'm partial to trunk. Can be symbolised by 🐘
Plus if it doesn't compile then you have junk in the trunk.
pfft. git? svn? please. all the cool kids use cvs.
Cool kids still use copies of the folder on your desktop.
I use zip files, Dropbox and a load of fragile shell scripts.
I use "m". Here is how to set the default btw:
git config set --global init.defaultBranch mI use shenanigans, more fitting and descriptive.