While "noli me tangere" is the Biblical phrase this alludes to, "noli se tangere" would mean in context "don't touch this." It's not that the programmer misremembered "noli me tangere" but that he played on the reference.

Yes, but I think the author meant "don't touch this". 'Se' is third person, but reflexive, so it should be: "noli id tangere"

Is it possible the author intended it to mean `don't touch this/it`, instead of `don't touch me`?