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The Top Tech Memes of 2022

The Top Tech Memes of 2022

Top Tech Memes of 2022

For the third year in a row, we’ve decided to share with our subscribers the top tech memes of 2022. From punchlines about the pandemic to relatable memes you didn’t even know you could relate to – here are our funniest tech memes of the year (updated every Friday):

This post was last updated on 7/2/22.

1. What's up? What do you do all day? - Programming. Well done, very responsible during the pandemic. - Pandemic?

All right – first things first – in this first meme we’ve got a two-frame cartoon with a normal, non-frazzled individual asking a person who looks quite the opposite – with bloodshot eyes, messy hair, a burning cigarette hanging out of their firmly closed mouth, “What’s up? What do you do all day?”

The tired man replies, monosyllabically, “Programming.” 

Next, the woman says, “Well done, very responsible during the pandemic.”

The developer maintains the same somber, blank stare and asks, “Pandemic?” as if completely unaware of anything going on outside of their home office.

2. Everything in this picture is now in your pocket. Person looks down and opens their pocket, revealing a cropped version of the above image.

Next, this one is quite a literal take on “everything in this picture is now in your pocket.” The top image shows a man holding a boombox with a headset on and various means of communication displayed in front of him. Instead of finding a phone in his computer, this man sees a cropped version of the man from the top frame. 

I don’t know about you, but I’m much happier with my pocket computer being in there rather than a teched-out dude from the 90s.

Of course, it’s not too commonplace to hear that term used today – most of the time you’ll hear “smartphone” or even just “phone.”

It’s definitely a wild shift from the panic attacks induced by clicking on the internet button on a Motorola Razr. 

3. The top image displays a man at a desk using his computer with the caption, "A programmer." In the bottom image, the caption says, "A programmer in a quarantine."

This two-frame meme features the same image in both, with a slight change in the second caption from “A programmer,” to, “A programmer in a quarantine.”

For those of us who work “heads down” quite often, this is not far off base. I stop reading news, social media posts, emails, and even text messages when I’m in crunch time, so I become completely oblivious to what’s going on in the world.

4. This gif shows an individual (My code) going up to three different opponents: Unit tests, staging, and production. Each time, My code uses the same technique but encounters a surprise with production that didn't occur with the others.

This gif from JavaScript Developer is quite relatable for some of us developers. In this one, you can see “My code” going after three separate opponents, one by one, overseen by teammates behind them. 

When My code reaches unit tests and staging, it takes them down with ease and no hesitation. When it gets to Production, however, it is soon realized that instead of being a “dummy” like the others, Production ends up being a real-live person in a bodysuit that fights back, dispatching the code immediately. 

5. This 4-frame comic displays two individuals having a conversation. In the first screen, the first person asks, "What do you work as?" to which the other replies, "I'm a programmer." As a followup, the first person starts to ask, "Can you..." and the programmer says "No."

Another funny meme we obtained on LinkedIn from JavaScript Developer depicts a brief conversation in which one person asks what the other does for work. After replying, “I’m a programmer,” they then ask, “Can you…” and the programmer cuts them off with a succinct, “No.”

I'll stop here and pick up where I left off on Monday
6. This meme has a caption at the top, "Me on Friday: I'll stop here and pick up where I left off on Monday. The second line says "Me on Monday:"

This meme highlights one of the funniest occurrences in my development (or even business analyst/PM work) where I tell my team/myself, “I’ll pick this back up on Monday,” only to realize when Monday comes around I’ve forgotten where I left off, what the original ask was, and even if the work I had done thus far was actually applicable/met the Acceptance Criteria. 😅

Come on developer, say it again. It's almost done. "It will be in production in 2 days"
7. A developer, dressed as a butler, stands next to a seated customer, poking fun at how much time he will have to wait for work to be completely done and in production.

Next, in this meme, two gentlemen are talking. The seated man goads the butler, by saying, “Come on developer, say it again.” The butler states, “It’s almost done.” The third pane has no caption and depicts the seated man belly laughing and slapping the table in amusement. He mocks the developer, sarcastically saying, “It will be in production in 2 days.”

On one hand, it may seem unreasonable for the developer to say, “it’s almost done,” if it would be a couple of days before the feature was rolled out. However, from the developer’s point of view, functionality takes time – particularly if you want it to work flawlessly. Perhaps an option is to say, for feature x, we need cases y and z to be implemented. 

8. Outcome Variables

This 6-frame meme is titled “Outcome Variables.” Originally posted on August 3, 2021 – this meme shows a simplified representation of the software development lifecycle, starting with description, design, deadline, and budget. In the description and design, it seems solid a plan, but with the miniscule budget and less sound redesign, implementation results in a wagon, and production shows us that the wagon that was built is 1/100th the size it needs to be to be effective. 

A funny albeit “too real” story, Monkey User shows us the cynical side of software dev.

There are two types of programmers: those who google everything and liars
9. There are two types of programmers: those who Google everything and liars

Next up, this one is short and sweet. It says, “there are two types of programmers: those who Google everything and liars.” Personally, I think it’s pretty self-explanatory but the overall gist is – that one person can’t remember every detail about how to do everything.

Agile vs. Waterfall
10. Waterfall vs. Agile

So, this one, similar to the last, is quite “short and sweet.” In this meme, there are two timelines from January – November. The top timeline has one poop emoji that’s quite large at November. In the bottom timeline, labeled “Agile,” there are smaller, incremental poops throughout, with the large poop at the end again. What does this mean? In both projects, you end up with a giant turd emoji! Haha! 

Data sets in tutorials vs. data sets in the wild
11. Data sets in tutorials vs. data sets in the wild.

Last but not least – this meme takes me back to my undergraduate studies teaching a 200 level programming class. In the original rubric, all of the HTML and CSS elements (even images) were all Harry Potter-related. Due to this, I felt it absolutely necessary to enlighten the youth by starting at least ONE class per semester with “Potter Puppet Pals: The Mysterious Ticking Noise“. (If this is your first time seeing it, you’re welcome). And – if you’re still wondering how my random Harry Potter images turned up, Voldemort was the “data sets in the wild.” 🤣

Conclusion

Do you notice yourself exhibiting such behaviors? Or, do you feel like these memes are off base? Let us know in the comments below – we’ll see you next week! 

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