I've been coding for decades, and over time, I've seen developer culture shift into an obsession with grinding LeetCode, doing random side projects for no real purpose, and engaging in pointless technical acrobatics just for the sake of it. So, I decided to channel that energy into Coding for Nothing, a satirical project that turns this absurdity into a parody music band for burnt-out devs.

What is Coding for Nothing?

It's a satirical website and project dedicated to capturing the surreal grind of modern developer life. Imagine a rock band, but instead of singing about love and rebellion, we belt out songs about CI/CD pipelines, AI taking your job, and the existential dread of yet another JavaScript framework. It's a musical and cultural critique wrapped in absurdity.

Why Did I Make This?

Burnout is real. Many of us have spent hours solving competitive coding problems that have little real-world application.

Tech interviews have turned into performance theater, rather than an actual measure of skills.

Side projects and open-source contributions are becoming the de facto requirement for employment, even if they have no practical utility.

I wanted to create something fun that resonates with devs who feel this grind but still love coding.

How to Try It Out

You can check out the site here: https://codingfornothing.com

We have quite a few tracks up already. You can listen without signing up or doing anything annoying.

If you're a musician and want to contribute, we welcome collaboration.

This is a satire, but it’s also a conversation starter. I’d love to hear from other devs, what’s the most absurd coding-related thing you’ve done just because it was "expected"?

Looking forward to your feedback!

By the way, everything on the website, including the content, music, and even most of this post was generated using AI tools like Gemini, ChatGPT, Suno, and DeepSeek, if you have a job for us, please let us know!.

The machines are coding (and rocking) for nothing too! Like and subscribe?

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Tech interviewing has become a weird survival game, and now AI is flipping the rules again. If you need a laugh: https://codingfornothing.com

I am curious, if you look at outsourcing to Iran, it seems that they charge 100$ per hour on average.

Are you a developer? At 100 per month, I can hire you for double that :D

Although, if you ask me, apart from its chaotic state, attachment to unhealthy religions, political corruption, and overcomplicated health care situation, fighting with visas is something we don't feel the need.

I lived in San Francisco as a software engineer for many years, and I lived the American dream, but it is not a place to live long term. I was tired of living as a second class citizen, kind of an indentured servant, tied to a Visa.

The health care situation is disgraceful and when I had my first couple of scares with the health care system, I packed my things and came back home.

Most of the people that came with me are back to the EU. From my friends' perspective, it is not really the greatest country on earth tbh, and people should travel a bit more to explore the world and compare it against other countries.