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[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 23 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

Needs a python horse in there.

Probably something about "why build a horse when you can just import horse from field?"

[–] MoffKalast@lemmy.world 4 points 1 hour ago

"The horse turns out perfectly average, but boy it can't run"

[–] muhyb@programming.dev 6 points 2 hours ago
[–] yukichigai@kbin.earth 37 points 4 hours ago

When I first saw this comic I was a relatively new COBOL programmer. It felt accurate.

I am now my employer's senior COBOL dev. It still feels accurate.

[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 5 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

That's because it's already so old, it can't get older.

[–] muhyb@programming.dev 3 points 2 hours ago

PHP is a vampire.

[–] DreadPirateShawn@lemmy.blahaj.zone 27 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

The LISP parentheses are not equally balanced. There are more ( than ).

[–] muhyb@programming.dev 17 points 4 hours ago (1 children)
[–] sneezycat@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 hour ago

)))))) There, the horse is contained now.

[–] db2@lemmy.world 7 points 4 hours ago

The assembly one isn't fair.

https://kolibrios.org/en

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 6 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

That's a little reductive but but... sure.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 hours ago

Sounds like you have a future in network news 😉