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AI leaves programmers calling each other imposters
Original: AI cured my imposter syndrome. I feel so much better about my ability now that I can just glance around and see all the
A programmer quipped that AI cured his imposter syndrome because he can now see 'actual imposters all over the place', arguing programming has never been so full of overconfident, less-skilled developers. The joke plays on the flood of AI-assisted coding, suggesting people who lean on AI tools to write code lack the fundamentals, and it is resonating as developers debate what AI dependence means for real skill in the field.
Why now: Ongoing backlash and debate over AI-assisted coding is making developers mock peers who rely on it without real skills.
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- AI cured my imposter syndrome. I feel so much better about my ability now that I can just glance around and see all the actual imposters all over the place. Never before has the field of programming been so full of overconfident talentless twats. # AI # LLM # Programming · taylor@social.axfive.net · 3
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