Being a programmer can be very stressful at times. Incomplete specifications, hidden bugs that hit on a Friday afternoon, project failures, Youtube being blocked at work… There’s a lot of factors that can negatively impact the psyche of even the strongest among us.
Luckily, there is also a lot of resources out there that help us stay sane on a daily basis. Yes, programmers want to have fun, too! In this post I will share with you what are my regular go-tos and hope that I’ll get a few new suggestions in return. Let’s get to it!
The all-time classic – Dilbert
Dilbert has been a source of fun and inspiration for thousands of programmers over the years.
The series began in April 1989 and the author, Scott Adams, has been publishing new comic strips daily since then! That’s over 10000 of them. I reckon I read a good half of them and still browse the site on a daily basis.
What I love about Dilbert? The fact that it is still fresh and relevant even after all those years and that the author managed to keep the original character of each of the protagonists. Here are some of my favourite strips:
Agile Methodology
The interview
The sales call
The modern and startup’ish – CommitStrip
CommitStrip is a “The blog relating the daily life of web agency developers” as the authors put it themselves. The authors, French guys working in web agencies, generally publish a few comic strips a week. They often take their inspiration from real news or trending technologies and excel at highlighting the paradoxes of our profession. The strips are available in French and English, and here are a few examples:
best post! 😀
Thanks Wojtek, hope you discovered something new!
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