Dad Joke Release Notes

Commenters identify and react to a dad joke or programming pun in a software project's release notes or announcement on Hacker News, debating its humor and intent.

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Sample Comments

rbanffy Mar 4, 2009 View on HN

Hackers like to laugh, but, in this case, the joke is not very funny ;-)

jpadkins Jul 25, 2025 View on HN

It's a joke to upset progs and commies. Looks like it is working as intended.

cjbprime Jun 6, 2015 View on HN

They're known for using jokes in release notes, this is presumably one of them. (I think it's pretty unfunny.)

iostream25 Aug 3, 2022 View on HN

Cue jokes like "... and today was 32% less productive for developers worldwide"

kaycey2022 Aug 22, 2025 View on HN

Came here expecting a funny new bug or CVE, found a dad joke instead.

thurn Jul 18, 2011 View on HN

Yeah, it's even arguably a programming joke!

tptacek Apr 1, 2012 View on HN

This comment is funnier than the original post. You should write it up as a bug report. Quick, there's still time!

beardedmoose May 26, 2024 View on HN

I made a custom GPT that was explicitly told to include snark, sarcasm, and dark humor in all of my IT related responses or code comments, it makes my day every time.

ValentineC Mar 2, 2023 View on HN

Thought of this bit of humour when I read that:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33712685Also:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLfghLQE3F4

Sukotto Feb 17, 2010 View on HN

It's a joke :) Likewise my comment :-)