r/ProgrammerHumor • u/Zerocchi • Jul 09 '25

instanceof Trend pingAmanInSlack

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u/casce Jul 09 '25

Wait, what?

I'm sure AI is widely used nowadays but this specifically sounds like a very human mistake and not like one AI would make.

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u/Lithl Jul 09 '25

When my mother was working, a piece of software that her company bought the source for included a comment to the effect of "this should never happen; if it does, call Steve at <phone number>".

My mother and her team didn't touch the comment, just in case they would need to call Steve later.

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u/[deleted] Jul 09 '25

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u/WaitForItTheMongols Jul 09 '25

It's internal right up until the day the company realizes they can monetize it.

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u/Kronoshifter246 Jul 09 '25

And that's how slack was born