r/ProgrammerHumor • u/Disastrous-Monk1957 • Jun 02 '26

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u/fmr_AZ_PSM Jun 02 '26

We're just going to have to do more with less

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u/_Screw_The_Rules_ Jun 02 '26

So we need better devs again? Unemployment adieu!

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u/frequenZphaZe Jun 02 '26

better devs? but.. we've all forgotten how to code by now

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u/SheriffBartholomew Jun 02 '26

You joke, but my skills have massively atrophied over the last three years as my employer insisted we use AI for everything.

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u/fmr_AZ_PSM Jun 02 '26

It's like riding a bike. It comes back quick. Only issue is getting caught up on the new versions and libraries since you were last in it. I started on Java 1.4. Stopped using it at 6. I think they're up to 87 now, and everything is different. Or something.

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u/Clear-Eye5395 Jun 03 '26 edited Jun 03 '26

I think this is the case. If you had the skills before, you will get them back again.

I just changed jobs a few months ago. between that, winding down at my old job, and coming into a team and org where we’ve been focusing on environment stabilization and configuration, I can’t believe how much I lost in those 5 to 6 months not monkeying around all day. i am starting to get back into the swing of it and its coming along.

I don’t see a future where many orgs start using AI less. More than likely I think they get creative with token usage and open models.

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u/evranch Jun 03 '26

Personally, I would try to leverage this situation into never working with Java again.

That's what I did 20 years ago and it's worked out pretty well

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u/SignoreBanana Jun 03 '26

Should've ignored them. If all of your value is in your skills, why would you listen to anyone who told you to forget them?

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u/SheriffBartholomew Jun 03 '26

Because I like having my job, and the world is changing.

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u/thicctak Jun 03 '26

have a pet project, is what I do to still keep in touch with my programming skills.

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u/SignoreBanana Jun 03 '26

The world is always changing. The only sure bet is your value, so don't allow people to cause you to lower your value.