programming hydra

A programming hydra is problem of trying to patch one bug in a program only to create more with the patch.

John: I thought you said you were going to patch your program?
Kevin: I did patch it.
John: Well it has more bugs now.
Kevin: Ah yes, the programming hydra. Patch one bug and two more take its place.

by Hanokite November 15, 2017

DARE Programme

DARE (Drug - Abuse - Resistance - Education)

some dumb programme telling kiddos not to do drugs and Marijuana. also, it says to be nice to people or else they'll secretly hate you. also no bulling.

Actually, Marijuana kills absolutely no one. I mean, that doesn't mean it perfectly safe. smoking weed under the age of 25 can lead to memory problems and stoof. if your an adult, it's really your choice.

Bulling is bad tho, don't do.

don't do drugs kiddo... or you'll DIE!!!
-DARE programme

by Bored Potato October 18, 2019

HIMS Program

A program originally started in the 70s to help substance addicted aviators get back in the cockpit. Homes has transformed into a corrupt program where faa doctors extort money out of pilots by forcing them into HIMS. If a pilot won’t go into HIMS they lose their entire career and lively hood. HIMS is completely about making as much money as possible and is not truly concerned about the safety of the National airspace.

The FAA HIMS program routinely rips off pilots and is extremely corrupt.

by Himsiscorrupt July 17, 2021

Mitness protection program

An unannounced but deliberate strategy in a presidential campaign, notably that of Republican candidate Mitt Romney, to stay in the background raising money and seeking endorsements, while avoiding engagement with the voters.

Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney is, currently, pursuing a Mitness Protection Program.

by neurophius August 4, 2011

faith based programming

Faith based programming is what happens when a programmer isn't smart or capable enough of writing good code that they pray whatever they did actually works. In early years, programmers would put a lot of debug statements, no-op loops, etc in code that somehow created the magic timing for it to work.

Programmer 1: Did you ever fix that bug we talked about yesterday?

Programmer 2: Ya, well sort of. I just added a few debug statements and it went away

Programmer 1: Oh, I get it, you are doing a little Faith Based Programming?

Programmer 2: Yep, even though I can't see it, I believe the problem has somehow gone away...

by tempestaz March 15, 2014

Potentially unwanted program

Term coined by McAfee for a type of software program that may be unwanted, despite the possibility that users are consented to download it. PUPs include (most commonly) adware, spyware and dialers. Some files from these programs will download taskbars.

Most common category of PUPs is rogue software, in which a program bribes the user to pay for a "removal" of non-existent malware on his/her computer.

PC Optimizer Pro is a good example of a potentially unwanted program

by Ryan900USAYT December 23, 2022

Programmer Hands

Soft hands of a man, namely a computer nerd, who does not work manual labor, but stays indoors as his job is in an office thus giving him feminine, non calloused hands. Computer nerds and excessive masturbation with lotion is mutually exclusive.

Man A) "I need to keep my hands in good shape; I have smooth hands, smooth girly hands."
Man B) "programmer hands is the correct terminology."

by robotron27 December 2, 2010