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Every time programming tools get better, someone announces the death of “real programming.” It happened with IDEs.It happened with StackOverflow.Now it’s AI. The underlying assumption never really changes. That programming is mostly about typing code. The Long History of Reducing Typing The software industry has been trying to reduce the amount of typing involved in … Read more

There’s a lot of discussion right now about AI replacing junior developers. The argument sounds straightforward: If AI can generate code, why hire someone whose job is to generate code? The problem with that idea is simple. That was never the job. What Developers Are Actually Paid For Developers aren’t hired to type syntax. They’re … Read more

There’s a growing narrative that juniors shouldn’t use AI “until they’ve learned the fundamentals.”It’s usually framed as pedagogy. We need to make sure they learn the proper way. It’s interesting how often gatekeeping dresses up as educational philosophy. The 24/7 Mentor We Pretend Doesn’t Exist AI isn’t a cheat code. It’s the first mentor that: … Read more