In the Programming World, There Are SIMPs Too

Let’s talk about something nobody puts on the shiny LinkedIn posts: there are SIMPs in tech too.

And no, I’m not talking about romantic simping. I’m talking about people who worship tools, companies, frameworks, or tech celebrities like they’re gods — and lose all critical thinking along the way.

Yeah. That kind of SIMPing.

The Cult of Tools

You’ve probably seen it.

Some new framework drops. Some company open-sources a tool. Some CEO posts a half-baked thread on X about “changing the world with AI” and suddenly...

there’s a flock of devs blindly defending it like their paycheck depends on it (spoiler: it doesn’t).

• “X framework is the future! Everything else is trash!”
• “If you’re not using Y, you’re falling behind!”
• “Z founder said it, so it must be true!”

Bro. Chill.

Tools are just tools. Companies are just companies. They don’t love you back.

Companies Are Not Your Friends

I don’t care how many hoodies they gave you at onboarding.

I don’t care how many times they say “we’re a family” in the All Hands.

At the end of the day, you are a line item on a spreadsheet.

And when the CFO decides it’s time to “optimize operating efficiency,” your “family” will ghost you harder than your worst Hinge match.

So when I see devs online SIMPing for tech giants like they’re on some Marvel superhero team... it’s just sad, man.

They owe you nothing. You owe them nothing.

Use their tech. Build cool stuff. Cash your checks. But don’t lose yourself in the fandom.

Framework Fanboys (and Fangirls)

Honestly, this might be even worse.

Some developers get so emotionally attached to a framework that it becomes part of their identity.

Svelte, Vue, Solid, Angular, React — pick your poison.

But here’s the thing:

Frameworks are not your personality.

They are products. Made by humans. With flaws. That will get replaced eventually.

Remember when everyone thought Backbone.js was the future?

Yeah. Pepperidge Farm remembers.

Chill with the wars. It’s okay to love a tool. It’s not okay to lose your critical thinking over it.

The Influencer Effect

There’s also a weird cult following for tech influencers these days.

Some random dude posts a spicy hot take like “You don’t need to learn algorithms to be a good dev" or "AI will replace all junior developers" and suddenly, everyone’s in the comments like:

• "OMG based!"
• "Finally someone said it!"
• "This is the truth no one wants you to know!"

Look, some of these people have good points.

But they’re not prophets. They’re not building altars to absolute truth.

They’re optimizing for engagement, not accuracy.

Use your brain. Agree where it makes sense. Disagree when you should. Don’t SIMP.

Chase Mastery, Not Approval

At the end of the day, the only thing that matters is:

Are you getting better? Are you solving real problems? Are you building things that actually help people?

Nobody is giving out medals for being the biggest Next.js fanboy.

Nobody is promoting you because you can quote tech influencers in Slack debates.

You grow by thinking critically, experimenting, building, failing, and learning — not by joining fandoms.

TECH is Full of SIMPs

The tech world is full of SIMPing. It’s just disguised better.

• SIMPing for companies.
• SIMPing for frameworks.
• SIMPing for tech influencers.

And it’s all a distraction.

Focus on your skills. Focus on your impact. Focus on your growth.

That’s the real flex.

Have you seen tech SIMPing firsthand? (Or maybe — painfully — caught yourself doing it too?)

Let’s swap war stories in the comments. 👇