A decent amount of programming involves dealing with things that seem almost purpose-built to drive you crazy. One of the keys to being a successful programmer is learning not to let all of that annoyance get the better of you. The very machines designed to make our lives easier can be incredibly temperamental, and it doesn’t help to respond in kind. At the same time, they’re the easy part compared to the necessary wrangling of certain coworkers and clients when somebody starts to code professionally.

Fortunately, programming memes are here to help release some of the pressure, despite their occasional use of ragebaiting. They capture the many struggles of coding with humor, allowing entertainment to blossom out of the frustration. Of course, they can sometimes annoy programmers just as easily as they amuse them. However, that’s a small price to pay for a good laugh and a welcome break from staring at a screen trying to figure out where the error is.