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How Many Popes Until Elder Scrolls VI

Gamedev

12 months ago 248.6K views 0 shares

How Many Popes Until Elder Scrolls VI

Vatican City getting new leadership faster than Bethesda releases Elder Scrolls VI. At this rate, we'll have gone through an entire papal conclave, several holy years, and possibly the second coming before gamers get to see Tamriel again. The development cycle is so long that "Skyrim: Extremely Special Edition" will probably be released for smart refrigerators and quantum computers first.

Older Than Fortran

Programming Debugging Algorithms

1 year ago 249.9K views 0 shares

Older Than Fortran

So that's why nothing ever changes. The Vatican's been running a while(true) loop since before computers existed. No wonder my code feels ancient - it's just following tradition. Da Vinci wasn't just painting masterpieces, he was writing the world's longest-running infinite loop in "Tuscan++". Now whenever my manager asks why my program is hanging, I'll just say it's a historical homage to 16th century programming practices.