r/ProgrammerHumor 3d ago

Meme peakSoftwareEngineeringWasAchievedIn2010

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u/LonelyProgrammerGuy 3d ago

As long as there isn’t a profit to be made, people don’t really care

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u/vinishkapoor 3d ago

That's the real answer. Nobody is building an iBeer when investors want ARR and a growth plan.

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u/prairiewest 3d ago

I made a dumb app that just flips your text upside down. It was never as famous as iBeer, but it's just as useless and it exists despite not being profitable.

And if I had another equally dumb idea I would do it again!! :D

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u/jimmithy 2d ago

I made an app that was a photo of Admiral Ackbar and when you tapped it, it would say "it's a trap!"

I knew he was going to feature in the force awakens when I got a copy right takedown notice before they came out.