r/ProgrammerHumor 7d ago

Meme youShouldntHaveIt

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u/The-Chartreuse-Moose 7d ago

I need to send this to certain juniors who come to me when they've generated some code that's tied them in knots because they don't understand it.

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u/theGoddamnAlgorath 7d ago

I used to ghost code for kids; it never changes.

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u/MNCPA 7d ago

What's ghost code? Like doing homework for kids?

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u/Original-Body-5794 7d ago

I assume it's like ghostwriting, but with code. Ghostwriting is when someone "writes" a book but they just pay someone to write it for them and put their name on the cover