The DVCon Europe conference dinner was back this year, and I was responsible for a little bit of entertainment. Due to a lack of microphone technique on my part, I have to assume that what I sang was at least partially lost on the audience. So here it is! Along with some notes (but no musical notes).
I’m a Programmer and I’m OK
My inspiration was the Monthy Python classic “Lumberjack Song”. That meant me singing a silly lyric, with a backing choir. I dressed both myself and the choir in the same hoodies.
One conference attendee called it “you and your boys in the hood”. Wonderful comment. We were indeed the boys in the hoodies.
Violin Strings
Two years ago, I did the “DVCon will Rock You” skit with no instrumental backing. This year, we had the joy of being entertained by the Munich Strings, thanks to some last-minute arrangements (in multiple meanings) by general chair Mark Burton. Mark and the string quartet accompanied my singing. Together with my all-star all-volunteer choir. This is going to be hard to top.
Lyrics
Chorus. First the lead.
I’m a programmer and I’m OK
I code all night
And I sleep all day
And then the choir:
He’s a programmer and he’s OK
He codes all night
And he sleeps all day
The verses. All sung by the lead:
I write some code
I eat my lunch
I go to the lavatry’
On weekends I play Warcraft
And have pizza and some beers
Chorus repeats
I write some code
I add the docs,
Lame comments and a test
I’m not sure that it’s working
But it’s following the spec
Chorus repeats
I write some code
I fool CI
To skip the code reviews
I add some hidden backdoors
That make ransom demands
Chorus repeats
I write more code
That won’t pass tests
I can’t admit I’m wrong
I wish I was an AI
Just like my dear mama!
Chorus repeats
Hey Boomer
One thing that doing this made clear though is that not everyone has the same references. I am totally Gen-X and I know all the standard Monthy Python references. And others. Like the “for one night only” line in the intro to Mark Burton. To me, that immediately evokes the Blues Brothers. And thus wearing sunglasses at night…
