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AI Changed Programming's Difficulties, Not Removed Them
Original: AI Didn't Make Programming Easier. It Just Made It Differently Difficult https://cacm.acm.org/opinion/ai-didnt-make-prog
A Communications of the ACM opinion piece argues that AI coding assistants have not made software development easier, but shifted where the difficulty lies. Rather than eliminating hard work, developers now face new challenges around reviewing generated code, understanding systems they did not write, and verifying correctness. The argument is resonating with programmers debating whether AI tools genuinely boost productivity or simply replace one kind of effort with another.
Why now: Developers are actively debating whether AI coding tools actually improve productivity, and this piece crystallises the sceptical view.
Communications of the ACMAI coding assistants
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- AI Didn't Make Programming Easier. It Just Made It Differently Difficult https://cacm.acm.org/opinion/ai-didnt-make-programming-easier-it-just-made-it-differently-difficult/ # AI # Programming # Tech · lobsters@robot.villas · 4
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