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"I'm convinced that a large % of programmers don't like computers"

A programmer argues that many developers dislike computers and are too willing to rely on AI models instead of understanding the underlying technology. The author expresses frustration that hand-programming, which they find enjoyable, is being abandoned.

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"I'm convinced that a large % of programmers don't like computers"
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I’m convinced that a large % of programmers don’t actually like computers. As a side effect, are also perfectly happy to throw away their reasoning to a model as soon as they can. I don’t get it, at ALL. Don’t you LIKE understanding the magic of the machine? You do realize hand-programming (I hate that I even have to specify hand now) is fun…right?

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