Industry hype Memes

When AI tools and low-code platforms started promising that anyone could build software in minutes, the tech industry collectively nodded and said "sure, Jan." But someone finally said the quiet part out loud: if coding suddenly became 10x easier without any actual innovation in computer science, maybe—just maybe—the whole thing is smoke and mirrors. It's like watching someone claim they invented a revolutionary diet pill that lets you eat whatever you want, except the pill is just a rebranded multivitamin and aggressive marketing. The real kicker? The industry's been hyping these "revolutionary" tools while senior devs are still debugging the same CSS alignment issues they were fighting in 2015.

So coding suddenly got 10x easier overnight with AI tools, but somehow we still need the same number of developers? Sure, Jan. The tweet's calling out the elephant in the room: if productivity supposedly skyrocketed thanks to ChatGPT and Copilot, why hasn't anything fundamentally changed in the industry? Either these tools aren't as revolutionary as VCs claim, or companies are just hoarding the efficiency gains while pretending everything's normal. Spoiler alert: it's probably both. The "fake ass industry" comment hits different when you realize we've been through this hype cycle before—remember when low-code platforms were gonna replace us all? Yeah, we're still here writing nested ternaries at 2 AM.

Ah yes, "vibe coding" - the revolutionary approach where you just stare judgmentally at your computer until it writes its own code out of sheer awkwardness. That skeptical expression perfectly captures the reaction of every engineer who's been told their job is being replaced by the latest buzzword. Next up: "energy programming" where you just burn incense near your laptop and manifest a working app.