Programming Theory and Practice

Theory is when you know everything but nothing works. Practice is when everything works but nobody knows why. In computer programming, theory and practice are combined: nothing works and nobody knows why.

A dark-mode social media post jokes about the gap between theory and practice, then applies it to computer programming. The punchline is that programming combines the worst of both: nothing works, and nobody knows why. EN: A dark-mode social media post jokes about the gap between theory and practice, then applies it to computer programming. The punchline is that programming combines the worst of both: nothing works, and nobody knows why.

• @dev_meme / 1010 2020-01-31