Code Monkey
What it is
A fan-made music video for Jonathan Coulton's song 'Code Monkey', about the life of a programmer, using World of Warcraft footage. It was made by Mike Spiff Booth.
Why Hacker News recommends it
Mostly brought up as a joke or nostalgic reference when the term 'code monkey' comes up.
- 1 people recommended it
- 1 different months
- 0 strong recommendations
- first 2020, last 2021
What HN commenters said
“Code Monkey videos”
Fan-made Code Monkey video using Warcraft footage, set to Jonathan Coulton.
DonHopkins, 2020-04 · Recommendation · in “Jarrett Heather presents: Word Crimes (2014)”
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Topics: jonathan coulton, code monkey, world of warcraft, machinima, geek culture
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