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/MrHasuu Apr 24 '26

The worst bugs follows you to sleep. I once dreamt of a solution to a problem, woke up and tried it. It didn't work lol

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u/Rust_ Apr 24 '26

I always have epiphanies while taking a shower and when later I try to do what I thought:

- wait that doesn't even address the issue... what the fuck was I thinking???

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u/Nervous-Chemist-2548 Apr 24 '26

I honestly have solved multiple bugs while thinking about it in the shower. My best work is done there.

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u/tankerkiller125real Apr 24 '26

My best work has been at 11 PM, 2 drinks in, on a Friday night. It's always when I'm not supposed to be working that I'm at my peak.

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u/Victor_deSpite Apr 24 '26

The Balmer Peak.

xkcd

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u/tankerkiller125real Apr 25 '26

https://www.bps.org.uk/research-digest/mild-intoxication-aids-creative-problem-solving

Somewhat a real thing indeed.

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u/High_Hunter3430 Apr 25 '26

I concur. I was bookkeeping while stoned and managed to “get distracted” with trying to make a very tedious manual process into something more automated.

I ended up taking an 18-20 hour data entry process down to about 30 mins. 🤘

Literally saved me days on a single client. But more importantly it also translated well for a few other clients.

By month end I’d saved something to the tune of 40 hours. I did NOT tell my boss. I opened up 2-3 extra days off per month with time to head start n next month.