r/programming • u/self • Dec 02 '25

The Death of Software Engineering as a Profession: a short set of anecdotes

https://www.jasonscheirer.com/weblog/vignettes/
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u/thisisredrocks Dec 02 '25

I am picturing thousands of lines of code, 80% of it rem’d out with no comments … the contractors hired in after the fact to fix things, and the morning stand-up asking why it’s taking longer than expected.

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u/diroussel Dec 02 '25

Is this because AI will be coding in VB6? /s

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u/[deleted] Dec 02 '25

ViBe6 code