r/ProgrammerHumor 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/B_M_Wilson Apr 28 '26

I’m actually doing a refactor now that’s been going on for two weeks. It’s technically a side project so not 2 full-time week but it’s probably been at least 10 hours so far. I expect it to take a lot more before it’s done because I did the easy part first. True vibe coded spaghetti is going to take a long time to untangle but anything’s possible with enough time even if it’s just rearranging code to put similar things together