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[–] cAUzapNEAGLb@lemmy.world 49 points 4 days ago

I unabashedly call it slop coding at work and i have yet to be countered on it even by the zealots

[–] afk_strats@lemmy.world 20 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] TwoTiredMice@feddit.dk 3 points 4 days ago

"Recruiting for our SlopDev department"

[–] ulu_mulu@lemmy.zip 11 points 4 days ago

Microslop too said they were sick of being called Microslop, how did that go?

[–] CptBread@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago

Slop coding

[–] toe@lemmy.world 14 points 4 days ago (2 children)

okay probablistic program is actually super cool. Let's not confuse that with random slop.

[–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] 123@programming.dev 2 points 1 day ago

Poopgramming

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 10 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

We're sick of your vibe code. If you stop, we'll stop.

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 12 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago
[–] webp@mander.xyz 5 points 3 days ago

Idk but if you do it twice its sloppy seconds

[–] Escape13@slrpnk.net 4 points 3 days ago
[–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago

"copy and pasting from stack exchange with extra steps"

[–] wiccan2@thelemmy.club 9 points 4 days ago

Debug Surprise

[–] i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca 7 points 4 days ago

Slot Machine Development

[–] HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org 5 points 4 days ago

Casino Coding

[–] scottmeme@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 days ago
[–] alexdoom@beehaw.org 5 points 4 days ago

I heard Slopmaxing before

[–] belated_frog_pants@beehaw.org 4 points 4 days ago

Shit slinging

[–] droppedtacos@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

Firing up the Idiot Machine

[–] Damarus@feddit.org 4 points 4 days ago

Yeah people totally won't double down on it now lol

[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Vibe coding (in a different font)

𝔙𝔦𝔟𝔢 ℭ𝔬𝔡𝔦𝔫𝔤

𝓥𝓲𝓫𝓮 𝓒𝓸𝓭𝓲𝓷𝓰

𝑽𝒊𝒃𝒆 𝑪𝒐𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈

Any of these good? Lol

[–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 days ago

! programming

[–] Kernal64@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] brem@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Epstein Files

[–] Birch@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago
[–] panzerk@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

Slop snarfing

[–] Humanius@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I think the term "agentic engineering" is used quite often for that these days.

[–] pno2nr@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Digital diarrhea

[–] morphballganon@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Felony Outrageous Mass Plagiarism

Or FOMP

[–] HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Autoclanking

[–] hexthismess@hexbear.net 1 points 4 days ago

Poke and hope code

[–] besbin@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 4 days ago

Slop farting