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That "Just Make It Smarter" Moment – What's Your Story?

Raise your hand if you've ever been in that meeting:

Client/PM: "We need AI here."

You: "Sure! What problem are we solving?"

Them: "Just... make it smarter. You know, with the magic algorithms."

(...awkward silence...)

Classic variations we've heard:

  • "Like those smart chatbots, but for [something completely unrelated]"
  • "It should auto-fix all bugs (and document itself too)"
  • "We have no training data, but can't it just 'figure itself out'?"
  • "Make it learn from production... but with zero errors"

If you've had that moment when technical reality met ambitious expectations, share your story below. Developers unite! 🫠

P.S. Legendary status for requests with:

  • "Small" budgets that wouldn't cover coffee for the team
  • "Flexible" timelines meaning "yesterday"
  • "Simple" changes requiring complete system rewrites

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