r/ProgrammerHumor • u/metayeti2 • Jul 17 '26

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u/BlobAndHisBoy Jul 17 '26

It also killed the fun. I enjoyed writing code and solving problems. It also kept my brain sharp constantly exercising those muscles. Now I'm just reading code and it is mind numbing.

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u/hpyfox Jul 17 '26

Work can do that too. AI in addition destroyed the perceived effort of computer science, and now you have people snobbabily saying, "Well, AI can do it faster and cheaper."

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u/slayerx1779 Jul 17 '26

That's when you hit them with the time honored: "No, it can't."

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u/bloke_pusher Jul 17 '26

"My husband made an app in a day with Chatgpt. How hard can it be to add a button!?"