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Parody on 'Twas the Night Before Xmas'
'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CRISIS
'Twas the night before crisis, and all through the house
Not a program was working, not even a browse.
The programmers were wrung out, too mindless to care
Knowing the chances of cutover hadn't a prayer.
The users were nestled all snug in their beds
While visions of inquiries danced in their heads.
When out in the lobby there arose such a clatter
That I sprang from my tube to see what was the matter.
And what to my wondering eyes should appear
But a Super Programmer, oblivious to fear.
More rapid than eagles, his programs they came
And he whistled and shouted and called them by name.
On Updates! On Add! On Inquiry! On Delete!
On Batch Jobs! On Closing! On Functions Complete!
His eyes were glazed over, his fingers were lean
From weekends and nights in front of the screen.
A wink of his eye, and a twist of his head
Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread.
He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work
Turning specs into code, then he turned with a jerk.
And laying his finger on the ENTER key
The system came up and worked perfectly.
The updates, updated; the deletes, they deleted;
The inquiries inquired; and the closings completed.
He tested each whistle, he tested each bell
With nary an abend, and all had gone well.
The system was finished, the tests were concluded,
The client's last changes were even included.
And the client exclaimed with a snarl and a taunt,
"It's just what I asked for, but it's not what I want!"
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