klingon programmers

Top 12 things likely to be overheard if you had a Klingon Programmer

* "Specifications are for the weak and timid!"
* "This machine is a piece of GAGH! I need dual Pentium processors if I am to do battle with this code!"
* "You cannot really appreciate Dilbert unless you've read it in the original Klingon."
* "Indentation?! - I will show you how to indent when I indent your skull!"
* "What is this talk of 'release'? Klingons do not make software 'releases'. Our software 'escapes' leaving a bloody trail of designers and quality assurance people in it's wake."
* "Klingon function calls do not have 'parameters' - they have 'arguments' -- and they ALWAYS WIN THEM."
* "Debugging? Klingons do not debug. Our software does not coddle the weak."
* "I have challenged the entire quality assurance team to a Bat-Leth contest. They will not concern us again."
* "A TRUE Klingon Warrior does not comment his code!"
* "By filing this SPR you have challenged the honor of my family. Prepare to die!"
* "You question the worthiness of my code? I should kill you where you stand!"
* "Our users will know fear and cower before our software! Ship it! Ship it and let them flee like the dogs they are!"