Article created by: Dominyka

Because I know nothing about programming, the fact that the internet works at all is absolute magic to me. But I know deep down that there aren’t little fairies behind the curtain pulling strings or a unicorn making this webpage load. There are millions of people around the world sitting at their desks working tirelessly to ensure that their code is written correctly.

If you happen to be one of these programmers or you’re beginning to learn programming yourself, first of all, we thank you for your service. And we present you with a list of hilarious and painfully relatable programming memes. We took a trip to the Coding Tech Facebook page, as well as a few other sources around the web, to curate this list of memes. So enjoy scrolling through, and be sure to upvote the pics you find extremely accurate!

#1

Snow plow named CTRL-SALT-DELETE humorously referencing programming keys, featured in relatable programming memes and jokes.

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    Cats ignoring a simple intuitive UI developer design, humor about relatable programming and computer science users.

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    #3

    Tweet about the persistence of the floppy disk save icon, a relatable programming and computer science meme.

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    #4

    Scene from a movie with a programming meme about bad code that still runs, highlighting relatable programming humor.

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    #5

    Meme about clients in programming and computer science expressing urgent demands without clear requests.

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    #6

    Text message meme joke about Wi-Fi disconnecting and IT troubleshooting in programming and computer science humor.

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    #7

    Memes comparing famous tech founders who left school and a fast-food worker, highlighting programming and computer science humor.

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    #8

    Programmer cartoon meme showing confusion over code only understood by God, relatable programming and computer science joke.

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    #9

    CSS code joke showing hidden Christmas tree decorations arranged in a shape, illustrating relatable programming humor.

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    #10

    Old Windows defragmenting screen showing a slow process, highlighting relatable programming and computer science struggles.

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    Neil
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That was a great way to get a break at work. "Sorry, I'm defragmenting. Can't do anything right now."

    #11

    Young girl smirking in front of a burning house with a meme about testing code in production, programming humor.

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    #12

    Programmer frustrated at laptop after copying code from tutorial that doesn’t work, relatable programming meme about coding struggles.

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    #13

    Cartoon comic showing a hacker failing to hack a programmer, with a humorous take on programming and computer science memes.

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    #14

    Hand-drawn comic showing a messy but functional bird flight, a relatable programming and computer science meme.

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    #15

    Programmers joke about code plagiarism from school to work, showing relatable programming and computer science humor.

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    #16

    Tom and Jerry meme illustrating programming and computer science memes about free trials and credit card info requests.

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    #17

    Man in white robe smoking cigar looking confident with text about running 1500 lines of code without crash programming meme.

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    #18

    Man expressing frustration about code not working, and another man laughing, illustrating relatable programming humor meme.

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    #19

    USB insertion meme showing three attempts with two marked wrong and the third correct, a relatable programming and computer science joke.

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    #20

    Pie chart showing how IT fixes issues with presence, quick Google search, and restarting, highlighting programming and computer science humor.

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    #21

    Stop sign with an additional sign explaining it, illustrating relatable programming and computer science humor about comments.

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    #22

    Man relieved and touching chest, illustrating a programming meme about coronavirus and human interaction in computer science.

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    #23

    Comparison meme showing image quality difference from 720p in 2010 versus 720p in 2022 with a blurry cartoon character, programming humor.

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    #24

    Bracelet converting stress into electricity worn by programmers, glowing brightly in a dark room, relatable programming meme.

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    #25

    Images of toilet paper rolls illustrating programming concepts like non-zero value, zero, null, and undefined in a humorous way.

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    #26

    Winnie the Pooh meme comparing basic and advanced copy-paste methods with programming and computer science humor.

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    #27

    Comic showing differences between junior and senior developer tasks, highlighting programming and computer science humor.

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    #28

    Tweet showing a relatable programming meme about software engineers complaining of back pain but sitting in awkward positions.

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    #29

    Meme showing a programming joke comparing normal students writing and a programmer using code in computer science programming.

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    #30

    Person sleeping on a $20 mattress next to a $50 chair and $1500 computer setup, illustrating programming life costs.

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    #31

    Man at party suddenly thinking of a solution to a programming bug, illustrating relatable programming and computer science humor.

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    #32

    Cartoon showing software developer tearing wall to reveal text professional Google searcher, programming humor meme.

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    #33

    Man demonstrating various views of a foldable smartphone, illustrating a programming and computer science meme.

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