原文见：
http://iamnotcicak.blogspot.com/2006/07/programming-is-like-sex.html
英文的，而且要穿墙才能看。转过来，顺便翻译一下，翻译的不好，FLD94的帮忙指出一下。
Programming is like sex
编程就象性爱
…because:
因为
- One mistake and you have to support it for the rest of your life. (Michael Sinz)
范一次错误就要跟一辈子。 - Once you get started, you’ll only stop because you’re exhausted.
一旦开始做，就要到精疲力尽才能停下来。 - It takes another experienced person to really appreciate what you’re doing.
需要另外一个很有经验的人才能真正赞赏你所做的。 - Conversely, there’s some odd people who pride themselves on their lack of experience.
反过来，有些奇怪的人为他们缺少经验而感到自豪。 - You can do it for money or for fun.
可以为钱也可以为找乐子。 - If you spend more time doing it than watching TV, people think you’re some kind of freak.
如果你花多过看电视的时间做这件事情，大家会觉得你是某种怪物。 - It’s not really an appropriate topic for dinner conversation.
确实不是一个适合在餐桌上谈论的话题。 - There’s not enough taught about it in public school.
在普通学校没有关于它的足够的教育。 - It doesn’t make any sense at all if you try to explain it in strictly clinical terms.
如果尝试用严格客观的条文来解释它是完全没有意义的。 - Some people are just naturally good.
有些人天生就做得很好。 - But some people will never realize how bad they are, and you’re wasting your time trying to tell them.
但有些人从来没有意识到他们有多么糟糕，企图告诉他们是浪费时间。 - There are a few weirdos with bizarre practices nobody really is comfortable with.
有少数的怪人带着没人能够欣然接受的怪异的行为习惯。 - One little thing going wrong can ruin everything.
做错一点小事情可以毁掉所有东西。 - It’s a great way to spend a lunch break.
一个很好的消磨午休时间的方法。 - Everyone acts like they’re the first person to come up with a new technique.
每个人都会表现得仿佛他是第一个学会一种新技巧的人。 - Everyone who’s done it pokes fun at those who haven’t.
做过的都会取笑没做过的。 - Beginners do a lot of clumsy fumbling about.
初学者做很多笨拙的事情探索它。 - You’ll miss it if it’s been a while.
如果一段时间没有做会想念它的。 - There’s always someone willing to write about the only right way to do things.
总是有人希望写出做事情的唯一正确方法。 - It doesn’t go so well when you’re drunk, but you’re more likely to do it.
当喝醉后，你更有可能做它，尽管那时它进行得不怎么顺利。 - Sometimes it’s fun to use expensive toys.
有时用昂贵的用具是一种乐趣。 - Other people just get in the way.
（不好理解，没法翻译）
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…let’s see, others:
看看其他的人的……
- it comes in only two sizes: too big and too small
只有两种规格，太大或者太小。 - programming is best when the software is free
如果软件免费的，程序编得最好。 - the first time you do it you have no idea what you’re doing
第一次做你不知道在做什么。 - doing it in a large group makes things far too complicated…or better
一大群人一起做使事情变得过于复杂……或者更好。 - there’s no one right way to do it, but a number of wrong ways
没有一个做它得正确方法，但有很多错误的方法。 - programming is fun, it can keep you up late at night.
编程很好玩，让你深夜都能保持清醒。 - once you get it on your mind, it’s HARD to concentrate on anything else.
一旦占据了你的头脑，很难再专注其它事情。
Huhuhu, how true!
呵呵呵，太对了！