“Old software engineers never die—they just reboot”

“Old soldiers never die—they just fade away” is an old saying that was popularized by General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964) in his farewell address to Congress on April 19, 1951. Many parodies of the saying have been made.
     
“Old software engineers never die, they just reboot” was posted on Twitter by Beto Wagner on June 9, 2009. “Old Software Engineers never die…... They just reboot” was posted on Reddit—Oneliners on February 25, 2022.
     
     
Twitter
Beto Wagner
@betowagner
Old software engineers never die, they just reboot.
10:15 AM · Jun 9, 2009·Twitter Web Client
   
Twitter
Hourly Facts
@factstorm
Old software engineers never die, they just reboot. ...- Old software engineers never die, they just reboot. http://bit.ly/6vEmd
7:23 PM · Jun 23, 2009·Twitter Web Client
         
Twitter
The Joker
@Jokesandhumour
Software Jokes: Old software engineers never die, they just reboot.
More… (http://jokes4all.net/software.ht... http://bit.ly/tQA7Bh
7:20 PM · Dec 6, 2011·twitterfeed
 
Twitter
Humor Guru
@HumorGuru
Old software engineers never die, they just reboot. http://goo.gl/pHqK7j
5:40 AM · Mar 9, 2015·wonderland.fm
 
Twitter
Bob Kostic
@causticbob
Old software engineers never die, they just reboot.
6:41 AM · May 16, 2016·Twitter Web Client
   
Twitter
John Brookfield
@MeltHell
Old software engineers never die, they just reboot. http://fxmb.info/QxZD5P
12:25 AM · Jan 27, 2019·dlvr.it
 
Reddit—Oneliners
Posted by u/Lava_Wolf_68 February 25, 2022
Old Software Engineers never die…... They just reboot.