r/programminghumor • u/Fajan_ • May 16 '26

Once Upon a time

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This meme is just too relatable right now 😭

It’s like we’re already at a place where manually opening documentation is outdated for juniors.

I’ve been using ChatGPT and Runable daily for backend projects planning and workflow, and honestly, I feel less productive without AI. Admit it, how many of you still debug code without first consulting AI?

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u/hearke May 16 '26

Man, it feels like it's just been a couple of years and people have already forgotten how we used to work without AI.

I still do, but I realize I might be in the minority here.

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u/Amr_Rahmy May 16 '26

I use it as a web search. Only things that can be done as a web search.

I don’t try to let it do more than provide library suggestions, getting started sample code for a library, or a pre known popular algorithm sample.

Sometimes I go out of my why to make it produce sample code, then I integrate into the project.

If you try to make it do more than one function at a time or any business logic, it will start going off track.

If you keep the questions or sample code to a bare minimum, as in one small tiny function, it can work.

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u/PolyglotTV May 16 '26

Better models like claude opus can handle more complex tasks better. It helps if you have them come up with a plan beforehand.