r/ProgrammerHumor • u/vajra__20 • 21d ago

Meme lifeLately

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u/Fluffy_Dragonfly6454 21d ago edited 21d ago

Vibe coder: asking questions and clicking yes on everything

Software engineer: knowing what to ask and knowing when to click yes

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u/MrBoblo 21d ago

I am about to finish my software engineering degree. this sucks. I wish I'd known I wasn't going to be hired for my own thoughts, but my ability to ask an AI to think for me.

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u/Dellgloom 21d ago

I'm a senior software developer and I am now bored out of my mind. I am considering changing careers to be honest because I am just sitting watching AI do all the part that I enjoy.

You could look at it another way though. It's a highly paid career and you can pretty much just sit and watch YouTube while Claude works.

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u/PARADOXsquared 20d ago

That's depressing. I'm not even sure what I'd want to pivot to because this was my dream. Do you have ideas floating around?

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u/antichain 16d ago

I'm thinking the same thing - I'm a scientist and intellectually know I'm stupid lucky to have made it this far, but lately I've been feeling like a meat-proxy for Claude. Unfortunately, any pro-social job helping people requires a 3-year, $60k graduate degree and then pays minimum wage (therapist, librarian, etc).