The Plus One Bump

Halloween is very nearly upon us and you know what that means! That’s right, it’s time to break out everyone’s favorite song about a fright that’s always lurking in the shadows… It’s time of course to do The Plus One Bump!


The Plus One Bump

(sung to the tune of the Monster Mash)

I was working in my codebase late one night
When my eyes beheld a disturbing sight
For a ping came in, breaking my flow
'Twas a little something you already know...

It was a bump, a plus one bump
A plus one bump, it was a thoughtless dump
It was a bump, it gave maintainers grumps
It was a bump, a plus one bump

From the starless repos of open source
To big huge projects corpos endorse
The commenters flowed in with spirit and cheer
Asking me "Hey what's the status here?"

They did the bump, the plus one bump
The plus one bump, it was a thoughtless dump
They did the bump, it gave maintainers grumps
They did the bump, the plus one bump

A rando kicked it off
Then some trolls began to scoff
Soon we were joined by a ghost
And some guy named Karloff

The thread was rockin', all were chiming in
On other issues too, it was quite a din
Yet through it all, I could not find
A single PR, to get behind

No they sent a bump, they sent a plus one bump
A plus one bump, it was a thoughtless dump
They sent a bump, it gave maintainers grumps
They sent a bump, they sent a plus one bump

The bumping got fancy, it was quite the show
Asking "What's taking so long?" we just want to know
Some got snarky, but most were sincere
Because it's fun, playing program manage-ier

And it's a new bump, it's a new plus one bump
A new plus one bump, and a new thoughtless dump
It's a new bump, it gave maintainers grumps
And It's a new bump, it's a new plus one bump

I'm not a mean guy, I hope you understand
It's just that plus one comments, should be banned
For if this issue, matters so much to you
Then why not help out, with a PR or two!

And then you can bump, then you can version bump
A version bump, and a new code dump
Then you can bump, and your heart will thump
Then you can bump, then you can version bump!

Wah-ooh, aahh, Version bump! Wah-ooh, aahhh, Version bump!

Codi: Argh, plus one bad! PR good!!
Singer: Easy there Codi, you imperious young lad.
Codi: Argh, PR good! PR GOOD!!!






So, there it is.

I briefly investigated hiring someone to record the Plus One Bump, but wasn’t sure where to find a singer who could impersonate someone impersonating Boris Karloff. But hey, if you’ve feeling up for recording an extremely nerdy take on an already pretty square song, give it a shot. Someone really should put together some appropriate dance moves too…

And remember kids: don’t be a plus one bumper! If you see any plus one bumping going on, send the party over this way so that they can learn, just like Codi did, that: plus one bad! PR good! PR GOOD!!!