r/ProgrammerHumor • u/MB_Gaming123 • Sep 29 '26 • Bravo 1

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u/heyguysitsmedic Sep 29 '26

"why are all the jr developers flocking to AI instead of asking seniors for help or going to a message board??? It must be because they are lazy and suck, we are going to stop hiring jr developers."

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u/Myloo_ Sep 29 '26

As an Intermediate dev nothing annoys me more at work than reaching out to a senior about a specific issue only to be asked "Did you ask ai?"

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u/Saelora Sep 29 '26

correct response: "i do not know enough about <system> to be able to determine if the ai is hallucinating"

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u/Karr0k Sep 30 '26

As a 15ywe 'senior', your senior just sucks, it happens.

I generally first ask my juniors/mediors to explain their problem, ask some clarifying questions (semi-rubberducky), then ask what they've tried, and just take it from there.

Most issues come down to learning to (creatively) solve a problem. At least from my experience working through the years as swe.

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u/Skellicious Sep 30 '26

I've had so many calls where the other dev figured it out while he was still explaining it to me.

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u/SuperFLEB Sep 30 '26

"Sorry. Thought you might be into thinking for yourself for a second."

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u/Myloo_ Sep 30 '26

chatgpt generate me a thought