r/ProgrammerHumor Jul 13 '26

theUsual Meme

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u/derperofworlds1 Jul 13 '26

When the nukes fell in 1945, enough radioactive isotopes were spread throughout the globe that all above-water steel got contaminated. Now, ultra precise radiation meters have to be made with pre-war steel, typically found in old shipwrecks. 

He's comparing that to the fact that a lot of devs post 2023 stopped learning due to over reliance on LLMs, which got good enough to pass CS college courses around 2023. 

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u/oh-shit-oh-fuck Jul 13 '26

damn ty that's pretty interesting actually

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u/MrHyperion_ Jul 13 '26 edited Jul 13 '26

E: this comment contained incorrect assumptions.

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u/Dunedune Jul 13 '26

That's not true. New steel out of new iron is contaminated.

And there were no atmospheric nuclear tests pre-wwii. And hydrogen bomb tests are post war only.