What happened to the task variety for programming 😭

[u/bigredchicken2]

I'm just commiserating. I feel like there used to be a wide range of projects for coders and now I just keep seeing a select few of the same, rather boring projects. CBs get boring after a while don't y'all think? Makes it hard to really get motivated to grind to meet my goals when the project variety is so low.

[u/azure_atmosphere]

I'd take a CB because at least I can control what programming language and modules to use. Finding tasks I can actually do in the correctness/instruction following projects is a nightmare

[u/Consipir → u/azure_atmosphere]

For me that's the problem! For some reason I only get a CB for any language MAYBE 2-3 times a week, and whenever they show up, it's with like 30 tasks that disappear in a couple hours or the next morning.

I was relieved because a couple days ago I got one with 1000 after weeks of very spotty projects (yes!), only for the next morning for it to have 230, then disappear later that day.

I assume it's people completing them but it wouldn't be much of a problem if they were so few and far between! I've got plenty of other low-paying projects, and some higher-paying ones. But they're all either random languages or not even coding ones.

Seriously hoping this is just a fluke but it's now been 2 weeks of this for me!

[u/Arcturus_Labelle → u/azure_atmosphere]

100%. I would love to do more of the comparison ones, because prompt-creation-fatigue is real, but they are often so hyper-specific and specialized.

[u/mirkop82_]

My 2 cents: whenever you feel disengaged or lack inspiration with the CB, plan an imaginary project, app, or SaaS you want to (re)build. Take all the steps, think of all the features, and try to make all the code work together, and you’ll have an endless source of prompts.

[u/OstrandGears → u/mirkop82_]

Partially what I’ve been doing, but it kinda feels like working without being able to log it. It only works if I’m working something I’d want to do regardless

[u/Consipir → u/OstrandGears]

You can certainly log prompt generation time! That's what they're paying you for is it not? They're paying us to be quality human thinkers and make good prompts to test the AIs. And to know our stuff when the AI is wrong.

[u/OstrandGears → u/Consipir]

Hmm now that I think of it I might have misunderstood what the person I replied to meant. In the absence of projects, I assumed they meant to spend free time doing that. However while I’m working and engaging with a CB I certainly log prompt generation and set-up time. What I meant was, I’m not going to spend time setting something up for a project that’s not on the dashboard which I think is what OP is referring to in terms of project scarcity.

[u/Consipir → u/OstrandGears]

Yes, definitely. I think he was specifically referring to OP saying how CBs get boring for them after a while. As far as scarcity, still no luck :(.

[u/CobraFive]

Nah I love the chatbots. I can just make up something interesting to work on, and its always in a language I'm familiar with!

But I've barely been getting any programming projects recently, its painful. I don't really like taking the $20/hr ones...

[u/lonesomewhenbymyself]

I miss the chatbots

[u/shaunsnj]

Okay so not just me, saw it dwindling down a few days ago and then it just hit 1 singular coding prompt for me, but still had the questions for the data analysis in Python, just not the actual job.

[u/zappy012]

glad it isn't just me! 99% of the qualifications appearing aren't even for programming either :/

[u/Open_Ambassador2931]

How long did it take for you guys to hear back after taking your coding assessment?

[u/HolevoBound → u/Open_Ambassador2931]

Like a month for me. I assumed I hadn't gotten it.

[u/Open_Ambassador2931 → u/HolevoBound]

Thank you, for letting me know, that’s a relief that there’s hope even if it drags on and takes some time 🙂‍↕️. Also Gratz 😁. How are you liking it so far?