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[–] fargeol@lemmy.world 76 points 1 week ago

This happens every time your [object Object] gets stolen

[–] troed@fedia.io 35 points 1 week 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 32 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I would be terrified to open that box

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I would be terrified not to open that box too.

[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

i wouldn't risk getting sucked into a null hole

[–] Deconceptualist@leminal.space 8 points 1 week 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 7 points 1 week ago

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

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

you’re worried about nothing

[–] DivineDev@piefed.social 28 points 1 week 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 32 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week 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 8 points 1 week 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 3 points 1 week 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 25 points 1 week 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.

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 22 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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

[–] InnerScientist@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

But we don't reall know until we look in the box

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago
if (packet != null) {
    ...
}
[–] tunetardis@piefed.ca 22 points 1 week ago

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

[–] Toribor@corndog.social 16 points 1 week ago

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

[–] EvilEdgelord@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 week ago
[–] chihuamaranian@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 week ago

"Customers who bought this also bought: VOID"

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

He’s a cute little fella…

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

You cannot grasp the true form of the product.

[–] Nebula@fedia.io 3 points 1 week ago

Product casts NULL (ß).

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

packsge arrives

open box

NULL.

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

[–] xoggy@programming.dev 9 points 1 week ago

UB must be Undefined Behavior.

[–] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 week 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!

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

Shipped to undefined

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 6 points 1 week ago

Celebrate by ordering some none pizza with left beef.

[–] not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 week ago

software gore

[–] null@lemmy.nullspace.lol 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)
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[–] janonymous@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

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

[–] sirico@feddit.uk 4 points 1 week ago

Not very functional

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

Fuckin' love null

[–] ech@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago

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

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

at least it wasn't my NaN. poor birds been dead for years.

[–] Vanilla_PuddinFudge 3 points 1 week ago

It won't arrive, lets see,... tomorrow. Good! Just around the time I won't be expecting it.

[–] nyan@lemmy.cafe 3 points 1 week ago

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

[–] percent 3 points 1 week ago

Congrats! Enjoy your null 🙂

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

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

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Hello I would like to report an undefined behaviour

[–] pticrix@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago

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

[–] ConstantPain@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

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

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