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title: “A young programmer with standing desk”
date: 2016-04-08T10:54:50Z
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A big part of the Developer Aesthetic is humour. Today via [@martinlippert](https://twitter.com/martinlippert) I came across a great Tumblr, [Classic Programmer Paintings](http://classicprogrammerpaintings.tumblr.com/)

> “Painters and Hackers: nothing in common whatsoever, but these are classical painter’s depictions of software engineering (technically, might not be all classical but hey, this is just a tumblr)”

There are plenty of good examples, but I particularly liked

> “A young programmer with standing desk” 1670-2, Johannes Vermer [https://t.co/JkRHT1kGht](https://t.co/JkRHT1kGht) classic programmer paintings [pic.twitter.com/jqMcjFHxRb](https://t.co/jqMcjFHxRb)
> 
> — we're done here (@monkchips) [April 8, 2016](https://x.com/monkchips/status/718374623910486016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)



But of course what really makes a good joke is sharing it, which is why this instant reply was so perfectly on point

https://twitter.com/python33r/status/718376742738636800

You don’t want to miss the details though

https://twitter.com/earthowned/status/718378933096423425

So much this. In case you’re wondering, according to [@jackwmartin](https://twitter.com/jackwmartin) that’s not a Photoshopped iPhone, it’s Cupid holding a love note. The full painting is actually called [A woman standing at a virginal](https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/johannes-vermeer-a-young-woman-standing-at-a-virginal).

[![baby selfie](http://jgovernor-media.redmonk.com/jgovernor/files/2016/04/baby-selfie.png)

](http://jgovernor-media.redmonk.com/jgovernor/files/2016/04/baby-selfie.png)