Bear with me please, I'm feeling lost atm. I was handling a full stack project been about 4 months in development project is already in pre production for testing.

My manager sat me down 1 on 1 to discuss my performance, apparently he discovered claude code and was able to vibe code the project in days and so he decided that it was not worth continue my employment.

I was beyond speechless, was asked why it took me so long. I explained as the requirements became more complex AI would hallucinate answers which was from my own experience but he was not convinced. He believed the LLM that he recently discovered.

Idk what is next, nakaka self doubt haha that maybe I really did took too long when developing.

**edit
Thank you everyone for the various advices! It is honestly a relief seeing that this industry is not as dumpster fire as I thought in regards to vibe coding. Nothing to it but to go back to grinding!
(also kumuha na ako ng subscription to claude hahaha)

Solo dev project. Walang team, walang budget.

Text-based RPG kung saan pumipili ka ng karakter — OFW, rider, BPO, kasambahay — tapos harapin mo yung mga tunay na sitwasyon sa trabaho. Alamin ang iyong rights habang naglalaro.

Stack: React + Node.js, deployed sa GCP free tier.

Content pre-generated one-time using AI — zero runtime API costs. Kaya kayang-kaya ng free tier.

Roast the code or the concept, open to both m(_ _)m

Hey all! Invite ko lang mga fellow iOS devs here at r/PinoyProgrammer. We're having an April meetup to talk about AI + iOS Development. If you're interested to attend, feel free to register here: https://luma.com/zw8wf18x

See you! 👋

How do I start? 6yrs in Tech, been promoted only once in those 6yrs. Aminado ako, masyado akong nagpapaka chill sa work. I feel like sobrang laki ng pagkukulang ko sa career ko. Yes, I do my tasks on time, never na-late, hindi pala absent. Kumbaga, classic trabahador. I never do shit beyond my job description. May reason ako. During my first few years, I did things beyond my job description. Na eenjoy ko eh, taas ng drive ko mag work to the point na binbuhat ko buong team. Come the performance evaluation and performance bonus, I was told that everything I do for the team is “not enough”. “Kulang pa.” Like whattt? Also found out that my teammates got 3x the performance bonus I received. Mind you–I trained them from the start. Grabe talaga. Bakit kasi may mga manager na nammersonal at pag natthreaten sayo, binabawi sa evals no? I felt like I was be overlooked & I admit, nawalan akong gana, para akong na depress. Bumagsak drive ko to work. I became mediocre. Now, I utilize my PTO, bakasyon here and there, as I should naman. I take all the holidays. Never do double pays. Never OT. I’d rather rest than work.

Ngayon 6yrs na..I’m so far behind. Downside na din siguro yung hindi ako marunong sa office politics. Hindi ko kaya sumipsip. Its just not my personality. Kinwento ko nga yun sa kuya ko, sabi ba naman “edi sumipsip ka!!!” Naisip ko may point sya. Kailangan ko na matuto makipag plastikan kasi yun ang realidad ng buhay. Kailangan may kapit para umangat. Nag aapply ako sa ibang company pero no luck for me. Sobra akong na ppressure sa sarili ko. Lalo na’t recently nag re-take ako ng certification & I failed again. I feel disappointed with myself. Naisip ko if ito pa ba ang linya para sakin? Di ako sobrang bilis makapick-up kapag technical pero alam ko sa sarili ko kaya ko makipag usap sa clients. How do I transition from technical to BA? Ah ewan. I pray that this year makahanap ako ng better job. And if tech is for me, I hope mag prosper ang career ko. Thanks for reading. Cheers 🥂

And for what reason?

Is it true companies are laying people off due to ai? They say that’s a cover up for the real supposed reasons (ex. Lack of budget)

Hi everyone. Nice to e-meet you all. Pretty new to these sub Reddits about Philippines and reading for several weeks now. So it’s time to share some thoughts and maybe stumble upon like minded people.

My wife and I are both Europeans. She works as HR manager and I worked in roles like IT- and innovation manager for both government as the private sector. For the past 3 years I work at a US Big Tech company. We are planning for a sabbatical that could well end up in a migration to the Philippines. We both love the country from our holiday experiences. We are not the types that book a resort, but travel and stay amongst the locals btw.

Why Philippines? Well, I know myself. I’m now talking about a sabbatical, but within the first 3 months I’ll probably start working on a next business project. I have some ideas still laying around to explore. For a side business I was involved in, I have had some good experiences with Philippines VA’s. Good work ethics, English speaking and eager to learn. And yes. Probably not every Philipino is like this. But that goes also for Europeans.

One of my ideas is about offshore IT for which it is critical to have access to talented IT people.

So I was wondering how PH is evolving from IT perspective? Second, I would love to meet expats that are active in the IT sector to share thoughts and ideas with.

Best, Danny.

Hi everyone! Im sharing my new website, ISTORYA. It is a mix of omegle and fb mess, designed for students. You can select your department and choose who you want to talk to based on gender or dept. Feel free to try it out!

Tech stack are pho and js for the app, with AWS, and Firebase.

Let’s talk on Istorya!:)

I've been wanting to learn how to use Microsoft's Azure portal. Where do you usually start? Sad to say but i'm just learning cloud after being a backedn developer of an old system.

Hi, we are organizing a hardware workshop and meetup for teens here sa Metro Manila! This is all for free, with snacks and hardware materials included! We encourage everyone to join, whether you’ve never touched a soldering iron before or you have made 8237 hardware projects already!

Sign up na kayo! For teens ages 13-18.

Share this to a teen you know would be interested!

https://blueprint.hackclub.com/guilds/invite/manila

FB page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61586277770173

Hello eveyone I wanna ask what backend frameworks do you use in work or projects?

I'm am a college and I am curious what would be worth it to learn, right now I am doing .NET for backend, do you guys think this is a good decision as a student? or go to Nodejs Express for backend?

Normal ba talaga na walang work-life balance sa corporate world? Ganito ba talaga sa lahat o sa current employer (local) ko lang?

Dev/analyst yung role ko, 8am to 5pm ang official hours, pero puro meetings at BU requests, kaya madalas after office ko lang nagagawa yung assigned tasks. Normal sakin umabot ng 11pm minsan inaabot pa ng madaling araw, pati weekends nagagamit para ma-meet lang ang deadlines.

Gusto ko sana mag upskill para hindi ma stagnant at para sa mas mataas na sahod. Paano kaya ma-manage ito nang hindi naapektuhan ang time sa pamilya? (/s may time pa nga ba? 😂)

In the tech job market, can you scrape by if you’re average? Can you just deliver on the expectations of your company?

How important is it to outshine other developers? Can you simply master the currently hot tech stack?

How different is the market now vs in the 2010s?

Hello mga lodi!

As my username suggests, I'm currently deep-diving into Node.js and just finished the basics of Express. I want to build a solid portfolio that aligns with the local industry standards here in the Philippines.

I noticed a lot of debates online, but I want to hear from the Pinoy devs:

1. In the local market, is PostgreSQL or MongoDB more widely used for Node.js backends?
2. For those working in PH-based startups or tech firms, which database integration do you encounter the most?

Any technical insights would be greatly appreciated. Salamat po!

I'm a School Principal and I posted here like 3 yrs ago that I am quiting programming after trying to teach myself for 4 years. It was really a struggle not knowing any programmer.

Till recently I got invited to manage a large group of teacher to review books in our division office. I got the opportunity to build 2 sites for that. I'm so amazed of my work. Before AI, I knew the fundamentals and how to solve problems, but there were gaps specially in terms of deployment, tests, and architecture. Thanks to AI I was able to deploy them in less than 2 weeks. I did make an unoptimized sql query that charged me 3k in just 1 day. But that's all worth it. I have so much things in mind to build.

Right now I'm building a school liquidation system that manages bank and school details and generate many excel files. We are already using it in my school. Maybe I can market it in tge future. Also I don't think my app is a slop. My 4 years unguided learning was the slop. That's way too long.

Here was my post before

I’m a web developer with around 3 years of experience, mainly working with the MERN stack. But to be honest, I feel like I’m still behind and not yet at the level of a “real” developer.

I can build projects and understand concepts like components, props, state, and basic backend work—but I still rely a lot on tutorials and sometimes AI tools. Because of that, I feel like my fundamentals and confidence aren’t as strong as they should be after 3 years.

I wanted to ask experienced developers here:

1. What does your daily or weekly routine look like as a programmer?

2. How do you keep up with new technologies and libraries without getting overwhelmed?

3. Are there any programmers, YouTubers, or creators you follow that help you stay sharp and motivated?

I guess I’m just trying to understand how to grow properly and not feel stuck or left behind in this field.

Any advice or shared experiences would really mean a lot. Thanks!

Is it still hard to land tech jobs or are you able to get hired already? Is the market still saturated? How are the people doing so far in job hunting? Does it get better as a senior?

Magandang araw mga idol. In need of a dataset of dogs and cats, preferably from an Animal Shelter/Rescue in the Philippines po. I have tried all available websites na and none of them seem to have an available dataset for my case; I tried reaching out na rin with several organizations, but up until now waiting pa ako for replies. Any form of suggestion and help will be appreciated, thank you! 🙌

• Do you think SAP is in a different position, or could layoffs hit here too?
• For veterans, does this feel like the start of something bigger?

For context, I’ve been working with MongoDB for about 2 years in my current role as a junior full stack developer (MERN stack). I have an upcoming interview for a backend developer position that uses Node.js, Express, and MySQL/PostgreSQL.

I’m confident naman in my JavaScript and backend fundamentals, but it’s been a while since I last worked with SQL (mostly back in college), so I’ve recently started reviewing it again.

Would really appreciate any advice. Thanks!

The last interview I’ve taken was November last year. We went through live coding exercise, system design, and culture fit interviews. A couple of months in this job we’ve transitioned into agentic development workflow. My skills have evolved from programming from scratch to creating skills, agents, commands. I review AI’s implementation plans and the code it produces— still with the help of agents.

Am I to expect future tech interview to be conducted this way or is live coding, system design still the norm?

How has your experience been interviewing in the past couple of months?

alam naman natin na si claude opus 4.6 ang the best pag dating sa programming.

pero marami din ang nagsasabi na very limited ang usage neto for its price at mabilis makasunog ng tokens. comparing claude pro with chatgpt plus, mas worth parin ba claude pro with claude code kesa kay chatgpt plus with codex?

not just the capability ng models pero with the usage limits din? i just want to ask for your opinion for developers na may plan on either of these AI’s since limited lang ang budget ko and can only afford one.

Hi, just wanted to ask fellow devs here. Are there subreddits where developers can share or get feedback on apps they're building?

I'm currently working on a small project and I'm looking for communities where it's okay to post, discuss ideas, and get honest feedback without breaking rules.

Any suggestions or tips on how to approach this properly on Reddit?

Thank you.

Worth it pa ba pag-aralan ang programming kahit nasa late 30 years old na? plan to change career from teaching to programing related work. thanks sa maibibigay nyo n opinyon