The Ballad of Joe Programmer

git clone --recursive $SRC
cd loadd; ls
cat README && head INSTALL
emacs main.s

git clone --recursive $SRC
cd AdventureApp
open -e ReadMe.txt
xcodebuild > tap

git clone --recursive $SRC
cd production_site
rake build; rake test; rake rdoc &
vim theme_assets_white

killall server; killall vim
cat serv.log | tar
sudo shutdown -P now
rm -f *

git clone recursive dollar source
c d load d l s
cat read me and and head install
e macs main dot s

git clone recursive dollar source
c d adventure app
open dash e read me dot text
x code build to tap

git clone recursive dollar source
c d production site
rake build rake test rake r doc and
vim theme assets white

kill all server, kill all vim
cat serv dot log to tar
pseudo1 shutdown dash p now
r m dash f star

I claim poetic license on some of these tools’ CLIs.

Part of Poem-a-Day 2013. Title donated by Tom M.

  1. Or “soo-doo”. Whatever. But for the purposes of this poem, not “ess-yoo-doo”. ↩︎

This entry was posted on September 29, 2013 and is filed under Creativity. Tags: Poetry, Programming, Poem-a-day 2013