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xkcd #303

Compiling

by Randall MunroePublished: License: CC BY-NC 2.5

Comic: Compiling (xkcd #303). Transcript below.

Compiling © Randall Munroe · xkcd · CC BY-NC 2.5

Hover text'Are you stealing those LCDs?' 'Yeah, but I'm doing it while my code compiles.'

Why it lands

From 2007, when a full build of a large C or C++ codebase could take long enough for a sword fight. Builds have got faster since, but the excuse never went away; it moved to CI queues, dependency installs and container image pulls.

Transcript

  1. THE #1 PROGRAMMER EXCUSE FOR LEGITIMATELY SLACKING OFF:
  2. "MY CODE'S COMPILING."
  3. HEY! GET BACK TO WORK!
  4. COMPILING!
  5. OH. CARRY ON.

Credits

Original
Compiling — Randall Munroe, xkcd

The English page shows the original image unmodified. The Japanese page shows an adaptation by wtfe²: the lettering was erased from the art and replaced with a Japanese translation. The adaptation is shared under the same license as the original.