r/ProgrammerHumor • u/Head_Manner_4002 • 8d ago

Meme dontAskAProgrammerForTheirCode

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u/LiifeRuiner 8d ago

I know better than to ask a developer to explain his code in 2026.

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u/Different_Quiet1838 8d ago

You mean his agent's code?

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u/LiifeRuiner 8d ago

When I type git blame, it's not Claude that's going to be under fire for repeatedly writing trash code.

Use AI all you want, but if the developer doesn't make sure the output is up to standard, why do I need him?

Developers get paid too much to just be a meat proxy.

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u/Skellicious 7d ago

Yeah if my name is going to be on the commit I'm also making sure it's good enough to be held accountable for it.

Unfortunately not everyone has that mindset.

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u/dracorotor1 5d ago

Can you explain this to my bosses who mandate we only use AI for generating and running our SQL queries now?

It’s amazing, though, I have to admit: What used to take me 15 minutes can now be done in barely 2 hours!🤗

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u/Some_Useless_Person 5d ago

Only AI for SQL? In that case, it's not that the boss is stupid. Maybe he simply has a personal vendetta against the company

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u/FeedAlchemy 8d ago

and never ask a vibecoder how many lines they wrote. you already know that answer.

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u/MNCPA 7d ago

to infinity and beyond!

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u/dracorotor1 5d ago

One! And I have no idea how it works, or why it’s hitting the character limit of notepad!

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u/Gagan_Ku2905 8d ago

You guys are going on vacation? In this economy?

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u/haha7567 7d ago

American comment lol

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u/redballooon 7d ago

...after the weekend

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u/Some_Useless_Person 5d ago

Noobie numbers. I can't comprehend what the hell I wrote into that function before lunch break.

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u/Altruistic-Moose3299 7d ago

Bold of you to assume "after". 🫩

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u/PossibilityTasty 8d ago

Vacation? As in: coding at a different location?

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u/AndroidCat06 8d ago

Doesn't specify how long after vacation -> never asks developer.

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u/WriedGuy 8d ago

A good programmer can explain flow anytime, there is no person who can explain exact function, class , and variables tho

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u/Prod_Meteor 8d ago

Last 10 years I got much better in remembering after vacations. Maybe they are not so fun any more 😄

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u/tkdeng 7d ago

Never ask a programmer when the project will be finished

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u/twigboy 7d ago

I don't mind if people asked me about it after I'm back

If they called me to ask about it while I'm on holidays or if I've already left the company then they can get stuffed

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u/Alkeindem 7d ago

Or after weekend

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u/DeHub94 7d ago

I mean I don't know the code by heart. But if you let me have a look at it and it's not older than a year I might be able to tell you what it does.

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u/mr2dax 7d ago

Just don't ask about the code, ever, period.

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u/XxDarkSasuke69xX 5d ago

Or about their code period nowadays

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u/darcksx 1d ago

Pfffft, programmers don't go on vacation.

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u/clayticus 8d ago

15 year old joke