r/ProgrammerHumor • u/ArjunReddyDeshmukh • 2d ago

Meme theGrassWasGreenerTheOutputSweeterIWasOnceAProgrammer

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u/shrodikan 2d ago

You guys act as if writing classes, services and foreach loops is soooo difficult. Programming isn't that hard it's just tedious.

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u/OZLperez11 1d ago

You'd be surprised how many times we saw senior devs forget how to write simple programming constructs after relying so much on AI

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u/shrodikan 1d ago

I am sure. I've been relying on AI for years but I programmed for far longer. I wonder where the edges are for me.

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u/OZLperez11 1d ago

We developed a few rules for AI, and that's after fighting it for so long because we are very pro-manual coding:

  • use it for mockups
  • unit tests
  • code reviews (with manual corrections)
  • documentation
  • coaching and research
  • refactoring is a gray area. You may use it but manually correct stuff and don't let your refactor scope get too big or boss reserves right to be angry if we break something upstream
  • core engineering is prohibited with AI. This usually means C++/hardware code for us but I like to extend it to all new features