Lightbulb Jokes

Q: How many programmers does it take to change a lightbulb ?

A: It's hard to say. Each time we separate the bulb into its modules to do unit testing, it stops working.




Q: How many programmers does it take to change a lightbulb ?

A: The change is 90% complete.




Q: How many programmers does it take to change a lightbulb ?

A: We looked at the light fixture and decided there's no point trying to maintain it. We're going to rewrite it from scratch. Could you wait two months?




Q: How many programmers does it take to change a lightbulb ?

A: Only one, but she's not available. She's the only programmer we have who can get the [insert name here] software ready to ship to customers, and that's higher priority, you know.




Q: How many programmers does it take to change a lightbulb ?

A: Four, plus one senior analyst to manage the project, one technical writer to correct the spelling and grammar of the one who documented it, one lightbulb librarian, a sales-force of at least five to drum up enough users who want to turn the light on, 274 users to burn out the new bulb, at which point we go to tender for another light bulb change,...




Q: How many programmers does it take to change a lightbulb ?

A: Of course, as everyone knows, just five years ago all it took was a bunch of kids in a garage in Palo Alto to change a light bulb.




Q: How many programmers does it take to change a lightbulb ?

A: None. "It's not a bug, it's a feature."




Q: How many programmers does it take to change a lightbulb ?

A: Trick question. Programmers don't do hardware. (same answer really as "None. It's a hardware problem.")