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[–] fargeol@lemmy.world 84 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This happens every time your [object Object] gets stolen

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 months ago

Idk why anyone would ever create a bare Object without subclassing it

[–] troed@fedia.io 40 points 2 months ago

For some reason DHL managed to get a null-string into their system a few years back, which meant that any DHL shipments to me - no matter what the seller had entered - had "null" as the receiver in the system.

Everything else was fine, address and tracking numbers sent to me etc - but I did have a few interesting discussions at pickup locations that wanted to see identification matching the name in the system ...

[–] rem26_art@fedia.io 33 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I would be terrified to open that box

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I would be terrified not to open that box too.

[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

i wouldn't risk getting sucked into a null hole

[–] Deconceptualist@leminal.space 9 points 2 months ago

C'mon, we all end up at /dev/null eventually. Just don't gaze long into it or it might gaze into you.

[–] chellomere@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

Yeah, the moment you look at it you may experience a null pointer exception

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

you’re worried about nothing

[–] DivineDev@piefed.social 32 points 2 months ago (2 children)

DON'T OPEN THE BOX WHEN IT ARRIVES this is a keter class object, also don't move we're sending someone to help you

[–] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 36 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

SCP Agent: What's in the box?

SCP Scientist: Nothing

SCP Agent: So, what's the big deal? Just open it. Or toss it out. I almost tripped on it and spilled my coffee...

SCP Scientist: You don't understand. Our measurements show that there's nothing in the box. It contains, or rather doesn't contain, a complete absence of space, time, and matter. It's a hole in the universe that is inexplicably cordoned off from the air in this room, and everything else in it, by a flimsy cardboard shell.

SCP Agent: ...

SCP Agent: Is that bad?

SCP Scientist: Very.

[–] ramble81@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 months ago

“Soundwave… what is in the box?”

“Hatsune Miku. Hatsune Miku is in the box.”

“What is a Hatsune Miku?”

Soundwave’s Arch Nemesis

[–] NotADeer@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

If it can be sent by mail it is probably not a Keter class object. Object class does not imply danger level

Tho if it randomly appears in mail it maybe is

[–] moakley@lemmy.world 29 points 2 months ago

I used to work at a DVD store, and sometimes we'd get a huge box with a single DVD at the bottom, and a ton of those plastic bags full of air to cushion it. When one of those packages arrived, I'd loudly announce, "Thank god! Our air arrived!" Then I'd tear it open and we'd all gasp like we'd been holding our breaths waiting for it.

[–] tunetardis@piefed.ca 23 points 2 months ago

I hope you post an unboxing video. It could be exceptional…

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 22 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Do not accept the package! It will cause a segmentation fault!

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[–] EvilEdgelord@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 months ago
[–] Toribor@corndog.social 16 points 2 months ago

Your package is set to arrive between the hours of 0 and -2,147,483,647.

[–] chihuamaranian@lemmy.ca 15 points 2 months ago

"Customers who bought this also bought: VOID"

[–] Nebula@fedia.io 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] FinalRemix@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You cannot grasp the true form of the product.

[–] Nebula@fedia.io 3 points 2 months ago

Product casts NULL (ß).

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

packsge arrives

open box

NULL.

[–] __nobodynowhere@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 months ago

NullReferenceException. Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

[–] sudo_halt@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)
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[–] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 months ago

Pack a bag, we need to be far away from here in the next 3 to 4 business days.... don't ask why just pack!

[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

He’s a cute little fella…

[–] SlartyBartFast@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] xoggy@programming.dev 10 points 2 months ago

UB must be Undefined Behavior.

[–] WanderingThoughts 8 points 2 months ago
[–] kibiz0r@midwest.social 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 7 points 2 months ago

Shipped to undefined

[–] null@lemmy.nullspace.lol 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)
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[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 6 points 2 months ago

Celebrate by ordering some none pizza with left beef.

[–] not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 months ago

software gore

[–] janonymous@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Perfect, please put it at the end of my bank account!

[–] Zos_Kia@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 2 months ago

There's some decent money to be made in null shipping. For one thing, fuel costs are very low.

[–] sirico@feddit.uk 4 points 2 months ago

Not very functional

[–] ech@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago

Radiolab has an interesting episode about people having to deal with being considered "Null": https://radiolab.org/podcast/null

[–] lemmy_get_my_coat@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Fuckin' love null

[–] limer@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago

This is nothing to worry about

[–] ConstantPain@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

So that's why my variable can't be null, you're hoarding it to yourself!

[–] nyan@lemmy.cafe 3 points 2 months ago

So when the package arrives, how many pieces of faulty software needing to point at it will it be encircled by?

[–] pticrix@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago

Let's hope you're ready to handle this package. Try your best!

[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 months ago

You can order whatever kind of callperson you want, we won't judge.

[–] percent@infosec.pub 3 points 2 months ago

Congrats! Enjoy your null 🙂

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