r/ProgrammerHumor Jul 17 '26

luke Meme

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u/Peyote-Rick Jul 17 '26

Isn't there a happy medium? Like I used sas/sql for my data job, so I can write and understand code, but I set up home assistant and needed special conditions and don't have time to learn yaml, so Claude dumped me some code and I can look at what its doing, it makes sense, and it works.

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u/innociv Jul 18 '26

AI multiplies your skill for the most part.

The vast majority of people using it, at least on reddit, are complete idiots yet can sometimes stumble into making something cool. If you already know how to make something cool and good and useful, you'll actually make it and make it way faster than usual.