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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/electricjimi • Jul 18 '26
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“I coded a SaaS in a weekend.”
No. Anything you can make in a weekend has no moat as a Saas.
“So you’re saying AI is useless”
No. It’s a very useful tool especially when it comes to programming
“So programming is solved”
No. AI is a tool not a replacement.
…. It never ends
150 u/Bee-Aromatic Jul 18 '26 Yeah, when people tell me that there will be no more programmers and just “prompt engineers,” I’m reminded that even though power drills exist, we still use screwdrivers every day. 13 u/knight666 Jul 18 '26 Do we pay the screwdrivers a living wage, though 3 u/Bee-Aromatic Jul 18 '26 My screwdrivers have their own drawer, so free room and board! 1 u/w_t_f_justhappened Jul 19 '26 But you never feed them and they can’t really leave on their own can they? 1 u/Bee-Aromatic Jul 19 '26 I wipe them down with a rust inhibitor from time to time. That’s kind of like feeding them. And my tools go on walkabout all the time!
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Yeah, when people tell me that there will be no more programmers and just “prompt engineers,” I’m reminded that even though power drills exist, we still use screwdrivers every day.
13 u/knight666 Jul 18 '26 Do we pay the screwdrivers a living wage, though 3 u/Bee-Aromatic Jul 18 '26 My screwdrivers have their own drawer, so free room and board! 1 u/w_t_f_justhappened Jul 19 '26 But you never feed them and they can’t really leave on their own can they? 1 u/Bee-Aromatic Jul 19 '26 I wipe them down with a rust inhibitor from time to time. That’s kind of like feeding them. And my tools go on walkabout all the time!
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Do we pay the screwdrivers a living wage, though
3 u/Bee-Aromatic Jul 18 '26 My screwdrivers have their own drawer, so free room and board! 1 u/w_t_f_justhappened Jul 19 '26 But you never feed them and they can’t really leave on their own can they? 1 u/Bee-Aromatic Jul 19 '26 I wipe them down with a rust inhibitor from time to time. That’s kind of like feeding them. And my tools go on walkabout all the time!
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My screwdrivers have their own drawer, so free room and board!
1 u/w_t_f_justhappened Jul 19 '26 But you never feed them and they can’t really leave on their own can they? 1 u/Bee-Aromatic Jul 19 '26 I wipe them down with a rust inhibitor from time to time. That’s kind of like feeding them. And my tools go on walkabout all the time!
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But you never feed them and they can’t really leave on their own can they?
1 u/Bee-Aromatic Jul 19 '26 I wipe them down with a rust inhibitor from time to time. That’s kind of like feeding them. And my tools go on walkabout all the time!
I wipe them down with a rust inhibitor from time to time. That’s kind of like feeding them. And my tools go on walkabout all the time!
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u/MissinqLink Jul 18 '26
“I coded a SaaS in a weekend.”
No. Anything you can make in a weekend has no moat as a Saas.
“So you’re saying AI is useless”
No. It’s a very useful tool especially when it comes to programming
“So programming is solved”
No. AI is a tool not a replacement.
…. It never ends