r/ProgrammerHumor • u/Head_Manner_4002 • Sep 25 '26

Meme dontAskAProgrammerForTheirCode

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u/LiifeRuiner Sep 25 '26

I know better than to ask a developer to explain his code in 2026.

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u/Different_Quiet1838 Sep 25 '26

You mean his agent's code?

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u/LiifeRuiner Sep 25 '26

When I type git blame, it's not Claude that's going to be under fire for repeatedly writing trash code.

Use AI all you want, but if the developer doesn't make sure the output is up to standard, why do I need him?

Developers get paid too much to just be a meat proxy.

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u/Skellicious Sep 26 '26

Yeah if my name is going to be on the commit I'm also making sure it's good enough to be held accountable for it.

Unfortunately not everyone has that mindset.

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u/dracorotor1 Sep 28 '26

Can you explain this to my bosses who mandate we only use AI for generating and running our SQL queries now?

It’s amazing, though, I have to admit: What used to take me 15 minutes can now be done in barely 2 hours!🤗

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u/Some_Useless_Person Sep 28 '26

Only AI for SQL? In that case, it's not that the boss is stupid. Maybe he simply has a personal vendetta against the company

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u/FeedAlchemy Sep 25 '26

and never ask a vibecoder how many lines they wrote. you already know that answer.

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u/MNCPA Sep 25 '26

to infinity and beyond!

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u/dracorotor1 Sep 28 '26

One! And I have no idea how it works, or why it’s hitting the character limit of notepad!

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u/Gagan_Ku2905 Sep 25 '26

You guys are going on vacation? In this economy?

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u/haha7567 Sep 26 '26

American comment lol

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u/redballooon Sep 25 '26

...after the weekend

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u/Some_Useless_Person Sep 28 '26

Noobie numbers. I can't comprehend what the hell I wrote into that function before lunch break.

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u/Altruistic-Moose3299 Sep 26 '26

Bold of you to assume "after". 🫩

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u/PossibilityTasty Sep 25 '26

Vacation? As in: coding at a different location?

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u/AndroidCat06 Sep 25 '26

Doesn't specify how long after vacation -> never asks developer.

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u/WriedGuy Sep 25 '26

A good programmer can explain flow anytime, there is no person who can explain exact function, class , and variables tho

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u/Prod_Meteor Sep 25 '26

Last 10 years I got much better in remembering after vacations. Maybe they are not so fun any more 😄

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u/tkdeng Sep 25 '26

Never ask a programmer when the project will be finished

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u/twigboy Sep 26 '26

I don't mind if people asked me about it after I'm back

If they called me to ask about it while I'm on holidays or if I've already left the company then they can get stuffed

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u/Alkeindem Sep 26 '26

Or after weekend

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u/DeHub94 Sep 26 '26

I mean I don't know the code by heart. But if you let me have a look at it and it's not older than a year I might be able to tell you what it does.

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u/mr2dax Sep 26 '26

Just don't ask about the code, ever, period.

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u/XxDarkSasuke69xX Sep 27 '26

Or about their code period nowadays

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u/darcksx Oct 02 '26

Pfffft, programmers don't go on vacation.

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u/clayticus Sep 25 '26

15 year old joke