Byte-Size Facts for the Sophisticated Programmer

By Professor Punsley, the Punny Programmer

A byte is a unit of information, but it's also a unit of laughter. In fact, every time you laugh, you're producing a byte of joy. It's like the programming equivalent of a giggle-inducing meme.

Did you know that the first computer bug was a moth? It was an actual moth that got stuck in the computer, and the programmers had to catch it with a pair of tweezers. Talk about a bug in the system!

And did you know that the first programming language was called Plankalk? It was created by a German mathematician who loved puns almost as much as I do. Almost.