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On a warm summer's eve
On a Google bound for nowhere
I met up with the CP Expert
We were both too tired to sleep
So we took turns a-starin'
At the browser in the darkness
The boredom overtook us, he began to speak

He said, "Son, I've made a life
Out of readin' people's programs
Knowin' what the classes were
By the way they held their eyes
So if you don't mind me sayin'
I can see you're out of structures
For a taste of your Java
I'll give you some advice"

So I handed him my project
And he deleted my last function
Then he bummed a cigarette
And asked me for a light
And the night got deathly quiet
And his face lost all expression
He said, "If you're gonna code the language, boy
You gotta learn to code it right

You've got to know when to ref 'em
Know when to box 'em
Know when to push to production
Know when to run
You never test your application
When you're sittin' at the 'puter
There'll be time enough for testin'
When the codin's done

Every coder knows
That the secret to survivin'
Is knowin' what to throw away
And knowin' what to keep
'Cause every app's a winner
And every app's a loser
And the best that you can hope for
Is to design in your sleep"

And when he finished speakin'
He turned back toward the window
Crushed out his cigarette
And faded off to CodeProject
And somewhere in the internet
The expert he broke even
And in his final algorithms
I found a method that I could keep

You've got to know when to ref 'em
Know when to box 'em
Know when to push to production
Know when to run
You never test your application
When you're sittin' at the 'puter
There'll be time enough for testin'
When the codin's done

You've got to know when to ref 'em
(When to ref 'em)
Know when to box 'em
(When to box 'em)
Know when to push to production
Know when to run
You never test your application
When you're sittin' at the 'puter
There'll be time enough for testin'
When the codin's done