Comic #3728: cleaning-algorithms

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Title: My Wife's Cleaning Algorithm / My Cleaning Algorithm

Top Half:

• Character 1: A woman with glasses and brown hair, smiling enthusiastically.
• Text Box (Left):
  • "MY WIFE'S CLEANING ALGORITHM:"
  • Coding-style text:

    things=get_things_to_clean()
    for thing in things
        clean(thing)
    

• Text Box (Right):
  • The woman says, "SEE, IT'S EASY!"

Bottom Half:

• Character 2: A man with a beard and long hair, looking relaxed and slightly humorous.
• Text Box (Left):
  • "MY CLEANING ALGORITHM:"
  • Coding-style text:

    while True:
        try:
            clean_something
        except NothingToCleanException:
            break
    

• Text Box (Right):
  • The man says, "YOU TAKE FOREVER."
  • The woman responds with a slightly skeptical expression, "BUT MY CPU IS SO RELAXED."

Footer:

• A small text at the bottom reads: "smbc-comics.com"

This comic humorously contrasts two approaches to cleaning, one methodical and the other more haphazard, using programming language as a metaphor.