יום עבודה בחברה סולידית ומסודרת:

int main()

{

            arrival_time = 9:00;

            total_coffee = 0;

            total_coffee++;

            // read new emails:

            for (email in mailbox)

            {

                        if (from_boss(email))

                        {

                                    task = read_mail(email);

                                    task.init();

                        }

                        else if (contains_photos_of_cats(email) || contains_Dali_Lama_sayings(email))

                        {

                                    delete(email);

                        }

                        else if (is_funny(email))

                        {

                                    send_to_friend_with_life(email);

                        }

            }

            total_coffee++;

            /* move pencil holder from one end of the desk to the other

            /*****************************************************

            /*INPUT: table with pencil holder on the right

            OUTPUT: table with pencil holder on the left

            EXCEPTIONS: pencil holder may obscure monitor                                                                     

            /*****************************************************

            //

            //

            //TODO: move pencil holder

            //take pencil holder in hand

            //

            //

            grab(pencil_holder);

            //move to the other side

            //

            //

            move(pencil_holder, left_desk);

            if (pencil_holder->fell_on_the_floor)

                        start_over();

           //end

            total_coffee++;

            while (hour != 13:00)

                        work();

            //go to lunch

            talk_politics();

            talk_gadgets();

            while (food_on_plate)

            {

                        take_bite(chicken);

                        take_bite(potatoes);

                        drink(orange_juice);

                        wipe_mouth_with_napkin();

            }

            //back to work!

            open_radio_on_galgalatz();

            while (hour != 16:00)

                        work();

            //meeting

            while (meeting_still_going_on)

            {

                        talk();

                        draw_on_whiteboard();

                        yield();

            }

            //keep working

            total_coffee += 5;

            while (hour != 21:00)

            {

                        work();

                        eat_pizza();

            }

            //finally, lock up the laptop and leave!

            go_to_bar();

            while (not_drunk)

            {

                        drink('whiskey sour');

                        cry();

            //and home

            sleep();

}

יום עבודה בחברה צעירה ובועטת:

int main()

{

            arrival_time = 11:00;

            while (boss_is_away)

                        sleep();

            // read new emails:

            for (email in mailbox)

            {

                        if (from_boss(email))

                                    delete(email);

                        else if (is_funny(email))

                                    read_out_loud_and_spread();

            }

            messenger.init();

            ICQ.init();

            yoga();

            decide_to_rewrite_code();

            wonder_if_salary_will_come_on_time();

            //meeting

            while (not_lunch)

            {

                        draw_meaningless_stuff_on_the_whiteboard(squares);

                        draw_meaningless_stuff_on_the_whiteboard(arrows);

            }

            if (boss_asks_about_progress)

            {

                        for (buzzword in dictionary)

                                    say(buzzword);

            }

            shoot_corrupted_CDROMS_into_trash_can();

            order_chinese();

            for (i = 14:00; i< 14:30; i++)

                        work();

            gossip();

            //and the rest of the day

            movie = rand(movie_from_server);

            watch_movie();

}