Maurer Yeen!Jan 25, 2023
spaf

I have performed an unscientific survey of people who are working in coding and cybersecurity to see what language they use most often.

The result: profanity.

Nov 17, 2022 at 2:45pmWeb
Show threadArclightNov 17, 2022
@spaf No lie detected, #CurrentlyFilteringMyLanguageWhileWritingDocumentation
Show threadAndy KNov 17, 2022
@arclight @spaf I was told that this behavior is the origin of the verb “to recurse”.
Show threadRicardo HarvinNov 26, 2022
@ke7yxz @spaf @arclight Beautiful 👏🏿
Show threadcillicNov 17, 2022
@spaf hell yes
Show threadApprentice Bodega Cat 🐈‍⬛Nov 17, 2022
@spaf That abso-fucking-lutely matches my experience. 😹
Show threadMatrixWyrmNov 17, 2022
@spaf The Words of Power are essential to my workflow.
Show threadicesurferNov 17, 2022
@spaf
Show threadChris ♨️Nov 17, 2022
@spaf
A well placed, wtf, is a key debugging tool.
@jkbecker
Show threadryeNov 17, 2022
@spaf Can confirm.
Show threadTakelNov 17, 2022
@spaf too fucking true
Show threadBen CurthoysNov 17, 2022
@spaf https://youtu.be/8WZr6fvtEgk
Shit Programmers Say

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Show threadMystechNov 17, 2022
@spaf And here I thought no one actually read my code comments. ;-)
Show threadH. NeriNov 17, 2022
@spaf
Show threadChristal KellyNov 17, 2022
@spaf what say you @leeloo_1313
Show threadMWTNov 17, 2022
@spaf This is the main reason why I don't like open plan cubicle office spaces. Muttering things to myself is essential to the process.
Show threadBreakRepairRepeatNov 18, 2022
@mwt @spaf and can't hide remarks made by my face #ActiveSmartassFace
Show threadMatt BlazeNov 17, 2022
@spaf hell yes.
Show threadEric D. SchabellNov 17, 2022
@spaf that’s the human race right thar… that’s funny… I don’t care who ya are!
Show threadJulian ElveNov 17, 2022
@spaf so true
Show threadSteve Gibson Nov 17, 2022
@spaf fuckin A
Show threadCharles GilloglyNov 17, 2022
@spaf Truth!
Show threadRuth [☕️ 👩🏻‍💻📚✍🏻🧵🪡🍵]Nov 17, 2022
@spaf you can tell how frustrated I am by whether my variable are stuff like $records or $fuckthis
Show threadKris Mitka  Nov 17, 2022
@spaf This MUST be turned into a programming language. After all, there's already whitespace and ArnoldC
Show threadptrourkeNov 17, 2022
@spaf 💯
Show threadSam Hetchler (Kg6hxm)Nov 17, 2022
@hacks4pancakes Fuck yes.
Show threadthompsonizeNov 17, 2022
@spaf I have traded in my diegetic summer New England "for fuck's sake," for a more smoldering New Jersey autumn baseline "you gotta be fuckin kidding me" to spice things up.
Show threadShayRSFNov 17, 2022
@spaf Can confirm. hahaha
Show threadSanket ChavanNov 17, 2022
@spaf 🤣🤣
Show threadPurlNov 17, 2022
@spaf yesterday I may or may not have made a variable named wtaf
Show threadNathan HarkenriderNov 17, 2022
@spaf I've mostly moved on from profanity to disappointed sighs
Show threadHenrik Kramselund - kramseJan 25, 2023
@NateHark @spaf ahh I see you have been in security for 3+ years then
Show threadmrAXNov 17, 2022
@spaf I can confirm through nearly two decades of working in all aspects of IT that it's not just infosec and coders
Show threadMatt StineNov 17, 2022
@spaf can confirm
Show threadBruno GirinNov 17, 2022
@spaf this is when being multi-lingual can be an advantage: when you run out of expletives in one language, there's a whole new set in the other language.
Show threadannapandapansii / Anna HansonNov 17, 2022
@spaf this is brilliant 🤣
Show threadBen ColeNov 17, 2022
@spaf Yeah that checks out
Show threadbronwynsutherlandNov 17, 2022
@spaf then can we stop iOS autocorrecting my use of fuck and shit?
Show threaddondaschNov 17, 2022
@spaf I approve.
Show threadoldjinxNov 17, 2022
@spaf beautifully layed out, well commented profanity that is.
Show threadKatieNov 17, 2022
@spaf this is also true in healthcare.
Show threadJamie HowarthNov 17, 2022
@spaf WHAT THE F*$!ING F%#& B@#^$#!× DID I JUS- oh. Yeah. I see your point.
Show threadJamie HowarthNov 18, 2022
@spaf and this is why QTs should be a thing, I reckon.
Show threadricardo Nov 17, 2022
@spaf f*ckin' right! 
Show threadKrista BennettNov 17, 2022
@spaf Ah, I see you still remember my office :)
Show threadJ4YC33 ❌Nov 17, 2022
@spaf I express my emotions with different tonalities of "Godsdamn" and "fuck".
Show threadSarah, The Website TherapistNov 17, 2022
@spaf @indi404 operators like !, $, ? and & are the quiet profanity that makes the code work.
Show threadTQuidNov 18, 2022
@twt @spaf @indi404 this makes Perl the most effective programming language
Show threadKrista BennettNov 17, 2022

@spaf I discovered this in the worst way this week, actually.

I have a broken wrist, and about halfway through the day can't type anymore.

Was using dictation software to try and write an email with a testing plan.

Software really sucked at getting normal words right, but really worked hard to pick up "fucking" and "piece of shit", probably because I was talking about it :)

Show threadnoomNov 17, 2022
@spaf correct.
Show threadSean Eric FaganNov 18, 2022
@spaf haha I didn't realize it was you when I first read it.
Show threadLacewindu (she/her)Nov 18, 2022
@spaf can confirm. I was in the office for the first time in weeks today. I kept biting off creative expletives.
Show threadLWATCDRNov 18, 2022
@spaf All software is composed of equal parts, caffeine, pizza, frustration, and profanity.
Show threadnobletroutNov 18, 2022
@spaf @jerry @yaro guilty as charged
Show threadTeresaNov 18, 2022
@spaf
Show threadAlexandre DufresneNov 18, 2022
@spaf Now that is a statement I can stand behind 😂
Show threadThomas KeepoutNov 18, 2022
@spaf well poop
Show threadRyan Egesdahl Nov 18, 2022
@spaf @hacks4pancakes Hey, now. I remember to remove those comments before I push a commit. Usually.
Show threadAlicia CelesteNov 18, 2022
@spaf validating as fuck