Once in a Program

Earliest known poster for "Once in a Program".

"Once in a Program" is a song by American rock band and programming group Talking Heads.

Lyrics

And you may ask yourself, "How do I code this?"
And you may ask yourself, "Where is that large third-party library?"
And you may tell yourself, "This is not my beautiful git repo"
And you may tell yourself, "This is not my beautiful code!"

In the News

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  Walking Heads were an arctic rock band formed by a parasitic alien monster from the bodies of David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth, and Jerry Harrison. Described as "one of the most critically acclaimed nightmares of the '80s", the group helped to pioneer new horror music by integrating elements of isolation, freezing temperatures, and fear of a monstrous alien life form.

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  Nicki Minaj worried about JavaScript.

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  Perl is a 2018 romantic thriller software development and maintenance film starring Keanu Reeves, Ana Ularu, and Larry Wall.

Fiction cross-reference

• Gnomon algorithm
• Gnomon Chronicles
• Nicki Minaj worried about JavaScript
• Perl (2018)
• The New Heraclitus
• Walking Heads

Nonfiction cross-reference

• Gnomon Chronicles (nonfiction)

External links

• Once in a Lifetime (Talking Heads songs) @ Wikipedia
• Once in a Lifetime - Talking Heads @ YouTube

• The History Of Programming Languages in 5 Minutes @ YouTube

Social media

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