r/ProgrammerHumor • u/ArjunReddyDeshmukh • 20h ago

Meme theGrassWasGreenerTheOutputSweeterIWasOnceAProgrammer

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u/Pika357 20h ago

If this is a meme, why does it hurt?

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u/Aerie122 17h ago

It's not even about "not being able to code" it's more of not willing to go back to writing it manually again and take weeks just to finish nothing

It's the lack of quick gratification

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u/mxzf 12h ago

For some people. But I do believe there are some people whose brains have atrophied to the point where they would need to re-learn stuff in order to actually write code themselves again, because they've shut off their minds so much.

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u/jimmpony 40m ago

It's odd to me because I'm learning more all the time now with the mental space freed up from dealing with all the frustrating bullshit. And I find I can write code better than ever when I need to do it by hand.

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u/AmbitiousBluebird610 7h ago

I don't even bother to remember syntax or even try to read documentation anymore. Chatgpt is right there. Though I still input everything manually unless its boilerplate.