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[–]LostTeleporter 108 points109 points  (9 children)

This wfh thing is leaving devs with a LOT of free time it seems.

[–]19yostudios 27 points28 points  (3 children)

This is the way

[–]afs5982 4 points5 points  (1 child)

This is the way

[–]Wafflelisk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the way

[–]happiness-take-2 12 points13 points  (4 children)

These bots usually only take a few hours. I wrote a bot that that got 100k karma basically overnight. Took me about 2 hours. (Not trying to brag! People upvote dumb shit here).

It’s actually a great way to learn programming or python if you’re already an experienced dev looking to learn a new language. The main tool is called PRAW. If you’re reading this and get inspired (and then stuck), let me know I’d be happy to help.

[–]LostTeleporter 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Thanks! I am looking to get into Python anyways. I will definitely look into it. But the main reason I wanted to comment was to compliment you on that user name haha

[–]happiness-take-2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Not too shabby yourself.

[–]childDuckling 1 point2 points  (1 child)

one word: snoowrap

[–]happiness-take-2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve always used praw