[bechampion]

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.

[wang_li]

As 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.

[sotojuan]

I 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)".

[themartorana]

Yeah 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.

[cupantae]

It 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.