The Programmer's Prayer

Nothing is happening. And if it is, it's just hype.

And if it isn't, it only works on toy problems. And if it doesn't, I'll learn it when it stabilizes.

And if I can't, the gains all go to owners anyway. And if they don't, it's just managers chasing metrics.

And if it isn't, well I'm a real programmer. And if I'm not, then neither are you.