Once upon a midnight dreary, while I web-surfed, weak and weary,
Over many a strange and spurious post on www.sun.org,
It was late ('twas nearly morning), when suddenly there popped a warning,
Through my pop-up blocker, scorning, mocking me at half past four.
"'Tis not possible!" I muttered. "Give me back my Java lore!"
Quoth the server: 404.
Ah, distinctly I remember: 'twas the last week in November,
And each separate stressed-out member of our class had all but swore:
"If I see upon the morrow, one more line of code, the sorrow
Of that sight will leave me hollow, even more so than before:
For all last night I searched the web for Java fora to explore.
Quoth the server: 404."
Semi-colons (lately come) were leaving us deprived of slumber,
Each and every of our number typing "while," "return," and "for";
But we found our code was broken, and Eclipse would give no token,
And the only word there spoken was the whispered word, "Ignore!"
This I whispered, hoping that Eclipse might listen this time, or
I'd be resigned to code some more.
"Program!" said I, "thing of evil! - program still, if app or devil!
By that math that bends above us - by that logic I abhor Tell this soul what ill thou see'st, what the error message be'eth;"
Then the fabled Blue Screen of Death flashed upon the monitor.
"Press any key now, to continue!" I saw the shining screen implore.
Only this, and nothing more.
"Be that word our sign of parting, app or fiend!' I shrieked, restarting "Get thee back into the charting of my Java project chore!"
Just as I thought I was succeeding, the screen announced some trouble reading
My drive "C"; my heart stopped beating. O, the damage done was sore!
I let the mouse fall from my hand and pulled the plug from out the floor.
My box would r0xx0r: nevermore.
But my project, though diminished, must be finished, must be finished,
I moved on to a new computer, daylight streaming through the door;
And my eyes reflect the boding of a student who is coding,
And the browser 'fore me loading Java code I'd writ before
But my soul then quickly sank on seeing what I'd seen before.
Quoth the server: 404.