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they make me cringe too , but i often question myself if feeling this way is my own fault. What is wrong with loving code or loving a little project? Do we all
by bechampion 10y ago
they make me cringe too , but i often question myself if feeling this way is my own fault.
What is wrong with loving code or loving a little project? Do we all wanna be seen as hardcore devs that do this work cause we are forced to? I'm not attacking just a question I'd like to pop out there.
- themartorana 10y agoYeah this is the thing. Especially for projects built in off-time, this feels like people expressing "I code for others for money, but this I gave up my time for because it makes me happy." It's pride in work. Nothing wrong with that.
- sotojuan 10y agoI thought it was cringey because the phrase is overused[1] and sort of a joke by now? I would never cringe at someone loving to program for fun. [1] I've seen too many website footers that say "Handcrafted with love in (San Francisco | New York | Portland)".
- wang_li 10y agoAs an advertising statement -- "built with love" -- means nothing to me as a consumer. If there is nothing more interesting to tell me in that space, then it suggests there is some kind of lack in the product. All I care about is the value, quality and cost of the product.
- cupantae 10y agoIt is very cringey though. It's no real indication of how much love went into it, and just comes across as an attempt to stand out and appeal to hipster impulses.