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[–] AstroLightz@lemmy.world 105 points 1 week ago

How OP probably felt:

[–] TommySoda@lemmy.world 79 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I had this weird syncronisticity a few years back where at least once a week I'd look at the time it it'd be 4:04. I'd often say "404: Time not found" and literally nobody ever got it so I started just saying it in my head instead.

[–] pmk@piefed.ca 43 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Start doing it with 418 and see if they understand that one?

[–] squirrel@cake.kobel.fyi 70 points 1 week ago (3 children)
[–] zedgeist@lemmy.world 40 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 45 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago (2 children)

More like …

429 “Too Many Requests”

[–] HeHoXa@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

😂 nailed it

(like your mom)

[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Geeking out over “your mom” HTTP error code jokes has made me quite happy. …

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[–] Unstoppable_Flop@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 week ago

402 payment required

That means the door was locked.

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[–] HeHoXa@lemmy.zip 57 points 1 week ago (1 children)

C'mon buddy. You need to give these jokes a REST

[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 5 points 1 week ago

These jokes have a long and storied ancestral heritage! Just ask the Apache.

[–] vk6flab@lemmy.radio 51 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If it helps, it's the only thing I think of wherever I encounter it, bus lines, taxi numbers, number plates, street numbers, you name it.

So, yeah, I think it's funny.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

This is like that scene in Step-Brothers, where they become best friends.

[–] pedz@lemmy.ca 45 points 1 week ago (2 children)

That's why I prefer to hold meetings in room 200. That way everyone finds the room without even having to read the number.

[–] Bonje@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Nah. Too cold in there.

[–] YurkshireLad@lemmy.ca 24 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I refrained from using that joke with my wife as we walked to our hotel room 404 as I knew she wouldn’t get it and would think I was pathetic. 😄

[–] xav@programming.dev 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 14 points 1 week ago

Lucky 10000 is a beautiful way to look at it.

[–] Feyter@programming.dev 5 points 1 week ago

Apparently, there is even a movie about this joke... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/404_(film)

[–] httperror418@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago (1 children)
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[–] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago (3 children)
[–] jestho@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Unstoppable_Flop@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I always get a 413 error too large /s

[–] WanakaTree@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 week ago

I run into 425 Too Early a lot

[–] los0220@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

You all are using wrong website for HTTP statuses, this is my personal goto: https://http.cat/status/409

[–] clifmo@programming.dev 17 points 1 week ago

We had a costume contest at work and the room voted for the guy who wrote "404 costume not found" with sharpie on a white T-shirt. People went full out cosplay, but the gen pop rewarded the slacker. Lost some faith that day

[–] Rusty@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 week ago (2 children)

We have a Highway 404 in Ontario. I've made a similar joke as OP couple of times and noone laughed once.

[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 5 points 1 week ago

I laughed ❤️

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[–] thefluffiest@feddit.nl 13 points 1 week ago

Those friends were probably in room 420

[–] 404found@lemmy.zip 13 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Should we tell the real story?

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 week ago (3 children)

With that username, you should change instances to sh.itjust.works

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[–] chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This site is glorious, thanks! XD

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[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmings.world 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I would have gotten the joke, but probably not laughed.

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[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 10 points 1 week ago

That is 100% comedy gold.

I would have happily told your to 302 see other meeting room.

[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I would have laughed my ass off.

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[–] binarytobis@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I have made this joke about atlanta area codes in phone numbers a few times, rarely lands.

[–] Sergio@piefed.social 6 points 1 week ago

I'da told him: "I walked into here and couldn't see a thing so I opened this one."

[–] CookieOfFortune@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

Depends on your friends I guess?

[–] goodboyjojo@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Reminds me of the hyper teapot control protocol.

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