Been doing some coding recently, and wanted to share a quotation I came across long ago in The Psychology of Computer Programming by Gerard M. Weinberg:

Last among the essential personality traits for programming, we might

add a sense of humor. The computer "Doth make fools of us all," so

that any fool without the ability to share a laugh on himself will be

unable to tolerate programming for long. It has been said with great

perspicacity that the programmer's national anthem is "AAAAHHHH!"

Then we finally see the light, we see how once again we have fallen

into some foolish assumption, some oafish practice, or some witless

blunder. Only by singing the second stanza "Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha," can we

long endure the role of clown.