this post was submitted on 13 May 2025
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[–] blarghly@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago (11 children)

That should be a big warning sign that the next generation of developers are not going to be very good.

Sounds like job security to me!

[–] froztbyte@awful.systems 12 points 18 hours ago (10 children)

"I want the people I teach to be worse than me" is a fucking nightmare of a want, I hope you learn to do better

[–] blarghly@lemmy.world 0 points 18 hours ago (9 children)

So there's this new thing they invented. It's called a joke. You should try them out sometime, they're fun!

[–] blakestacey@awful.systems 8 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

So, there's this new phenomenon they've observed in which text does not convey tone. It can be a real problem, especially when a statement made by one person as a joke would be made by another in all seriousness — but don't worry, solutions have very recently been proposed.

[–] froztbyte@awful.systems 4 points 18 hours ago

space alien technology!!~

[–] blarghly@lemmy.world -3 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

I dunno what kind of world you are living in where someone would make my comment not as a joke. Please find better friends.

[–] self@awful.systems 7 points 17 hours ago

you’re as funny as the grave

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