программистский юмор (англ.)

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(из внутрирабочего мемохранилища. Для тех, кому любопытно, вот ссылка на истоки жанра)

• You have a problem and decide to use recursion.
  Now you have a problem.
  
  
• You have a problem and decide to use Java.
  Now you have a ProblemFactory.
  
  
• You have a problem and decide to use Python.
  Now you don't know what you have. Could be an int, a string, a list or a problem.
  
  
• You have a problem and decide to use threads.
  Two now problems have you.
  
  
• You have a problem and decide to use Lisp.
  Now you have a list of problems.
  
  
• You have a problem and decide to use locks.
  Now you have
  
  
• You have a problem and decide to use delegation.
  Now your problem is your problem's problem.
  
  
• You have a problem and decide to use anagrams.
  Now you have lamb rope.

...И мой любимый вариант...

• You have a problem and decide to dissolve it in water.
  Now you have a solution.

Comments

[igorbor.livejournal.com]

Я бы сказал чуть иначе:

You have a problem and decide to use pair programming.
Now you have two problems. (or pair of problems)