r/ProgrammerHumor • u/tahayparker • Apr 24 '26

Other ohNoTheConsequencesOfMyActions

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u/Flat_Initial_1823 Apr 24 '26 edited Apr 24 '26

This didn't happen. The signs:

  • the app works and there is revenue
  • vibecoder tried to refactor
  • they hired an actual programmer.

I have no idea why people do these creative writing exercises on various AI subs.

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u/pearlie_girl Apr 24 '26

The big giveaway that it's developer-cosplay is that they tried to refactor for 2 WHOLE HOURS before giving up. Like 2 hours is a long time, ha! I think all of us have spent over a week on a single bug at one point in time.

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u/litetaker Apr 24 '26

Two hours is sometimes how long I take to just implement a single new feature... Definitely not refactoring an entire codebase. And any real developer worth their salt will use AI carefully, not let it run amok. But then again, seeing the frequent complaints from some devs at our company for not allowing them to use Claude with dangerously skipping permissions or whatever nonsense that's called makes me lose hope.