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Programmers push back on AI coding hype

Original: I found myself saying to someone recently that yeah, the programming-bot is very capable when you describe what you need

A programmer argues that AI coding assistants are only 'capable' if you spell out, function by function, exactly how the source code should look — but describing a program in that detail is essentially programming itself. The comment, shared on Mastodon, has struck a chord with developers who feel AI tools shift effort rather than remove it, fuelling debate over what coding assistants actually save.

Why now: Ongoing debate about whether AI coding tools genuinely replace programming work or just relocate the effort.

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• I found myself saying to someone recently that yeah, the programming-bot is very capable when you describe what you need it to do excruciating detail, function by function, explaining how the source-code should look. But what do you think programming IS. You can get those… · pre@boing.world · 1

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