ERROR_404_POETRY
February 01, 2018
Help!
My Code isn't good,
My Code isn't right!
I try to debug it, but it stops after a byte.
I work all day, evening, and night.
There is nothing I can do,
no matter how I might.
Don't fret!
Don't fret!
I've got just the thing,
with set rhythm and rhyme
your code will be prime!
Prime code?
That's the dream,
Now tell me more!
You say I can fix ERROR 304?
ERROR 304, 305, as far as you can count,
With poetry there is no ERROR,
just try it,
click RUN
I've rewritten the program,
the //comments// too,
I click debug,
and whew!
I don't see ERRORs, it works like a dream,
I guess Poetry and Coding make a good team.
~Sarah Matatov
~Sarah Matatov
13 comments
Cool Poem, I don't code but the one time I tried, I messed up because of small issues which I solved after several scrolls through the program. It can be very frustrating though.
ReplyDeleteThis is really cute! i like the rhythm and the story of it a lot <3
ReplyDeleteThis is a cool and catchy poem. I think that does a good job of encapsulating the idea that the devices of rhyme and order can be applied to make code clean and more attractive. It also shows how frustrating programming can be. Good work!
ReplyDeleteThis is an amazing poem, I, myself, do not understand a strand of code but I do know of those codes mostly because Nishant complains about them on occasion. I like how you made the (or at least i saw it as) the code talking to the speaker helping them along their journey to success?
ReplyDeleteThis is a nice poem. I like the light, cheerful tone, happy ending, and avoidance of actual code. I am also intrigued by the change of text alignment throughout the stanza and how that evokes a conversation. Good job!
ReplyDeleteI love the indentation you use. It gives the poem a conversational feel between a teacher and a student. I also love the rhyming and use of "//" around comment. Great work :)
ReplyDeleteI love how you include two speakers and a conversation and represent it through alignment. Also it was creative using poetry as an answer for all the error messages. Very interesting post.
ReplyDelete-Emma Hummel
I've never coded, so I feel like I'm missing some of the joke. I really like how you moved the lines to different sides of the screen (like broken code). It was clever and stylish! May your code forever be right!
ReplyDeleteNice poem, Sarah! I'm glad your frustrated coder found solace in poetry.
ReplyDeleteI really like the formatting you used. It really gave me a sense that this code was broken! It was very enjoyable to read, nice job!
ReplyDeleteThis is a really fun poem! I like the different tones here, and how they capture the characters of the panicked coder and the happy poet. This is a very creative solution, nice job!
ReplyDeleteI thought it was great that you used the formatting for code while writing a very creative poem. Also the text switching sides gave the impression of the coder having an internal dialogue. Great job!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you wrote this poem for our group! it's a really fun poem and I like that it rhymes. I have no idea how to code or what it even looks like, but it is very visual appealing to me and it makes for a really fun, quirky poem!
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