Coding Too Close to the Sun

The time has come. Go-live is upon you. You hit launch and whoosh! Your project is out in the ether.

Users gain access. Feedback starts flooding in. "I'm a coding God because it works on my machine."

But wait.

One email stands out from the others. It has a screenshot of your program doing something squiffy.

It isn’t supposed to look like that. In fact, it doesn’t look like that – not on your machine. Oh lord, here you go.

This coffee mug is for every programmer who’s ever been on the receiving end of a confused, irked email detailing a bug that made it all the way through testing into their live environment.

Bugs that rear their ugly heads only in the most specific of circumstances. Bugs that ruin a programmers day – because these bugs don’t show up for the programmer themselves, oh no!

They’re sneaky so-and-sos. They find the most obscure circumstance and set up shop.



Denial Comes in 5 Stages

Maybe it’s a different browser? Maybe the user is using a conflicting plugin? Maybe the operating system is out of date?

Who knows! Certainly not you! Yet…

Cue desperate, rapid Googling. Has this problem occurred before? Have programmers before you struggled with this specific bug?

Or worse, have you discovered an all-new issue? Will you be the pioneering programmer that has to fix this obscure situation?

The Works on My Machine Mug is the perfect addition to any programmer’s desk.

You’ll be able to look down and remind yourself that sometimes everything goes wrong, but it’s certainly not your fault.

You tested as best you could. There’s no way you could account for every circumstance.

But just because you’re not at fault, doesn’t mean it doesn’t fall to you to fix the issue.

With this mug by your side, you’ll be able to talk your user through the tedious troubleshooting process. What browser are they using?

What plugins do they have installed? Have they upgraded their operating system recently? Sometimes this process runs smoothly.

Sometimes you have to remind people what a curser is called. Either way, you’ll be well-caffeinated and ready to face the challenge ahead.



Works on My Machine Mug of Mayhem

Perfect for tea, coffee, or hot chocolate, this traditional white, tough ceramic mug comes in the most popular size for frustrated programmers.

The classic C-handle makes it easy to handle, even as you sift through decades-old forums for the answers to your Googled questions.

Not a programmer yourself but looking for something your favorite code monkey will appreciate? Look no further than this programming coffee mug.

It’s the perfect way to say “I have no idea what it is you do but I appreciate the frustration that comes of doing it”.

Because hey, coding is hard work. And troubleshooting is harder. This Works on My Machine Mug may be a case of laughing so we don’t cry, but at least it’s a functional one.



A Note about Mockups:

All images of the product other than the first one have been computer generated to give you an idea of what it looks like in different settings and environments.

Any differences in appearance of these photos is due to the limitations of the computer generation software. The first image is the most accurate.


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Features:

- White ceramic
- 11 oz (0.33 l)
- Rounded corners
- C-Handle
- Height: 3.75 in
- Diameter: 3.15 in