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Chatting with an AI Won't Make You a Top Programmer

A blog post argues that relying on AI chatbots for programming assistance will not lead to becoming a top programmer, emphasizing the need for deep understanding and problem-solving skills.

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Article URL:

https://lemire.me/blog/2026/06/21/chatting-with-ai-wont-make-you-a-top-programmer/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48621227

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source & further reading
lemire.me — original article Using AI to build your own software X just gave us an interface that AI agents can use. I pointed it at my own posts. Embodied cognition and agentic AI
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