Programmer's journey from ML skepticism to AI code generation perception

By PulseAugur Editorial · [1 sources] · 2026-07-17 18:14

A programmer reflects on the changing perception of machine learning (ML) and AI in software development. In the 1980s, mentioning ML work elicited derision from dominant C# programmers. Today, while some associate ML with AI code generators, others dismiss it as outdated, believing it still relies on late 1990s techniques rather than modern, complex AI approaches. AI

IMPACT Reflects on the evolving perception of AI and ML in programming, from skepticism to association with modern tools.

RANK_REASON The item is a personal reflection on the changing perception of AI and ML in programming, not a factual announcement or development.

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Programmer's journey from ML skepticism to AI code generation perception

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Back in the 1980s, when I said, “I write # programmes with # ML ”, I got derisive smirks from the then-dominant cast, the C # programmers . These day, when # LL

Back in the 1980s, when I said, “I write # programmes with # ML ”, I got derisive smirks from the then-dominant cast, the C # programmers . These day, when # LLM -fed coders hear me say that, some warm up to me because they believe I am one of them who uses AI code generators, bu…

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Back in the 1980s, when I said, “I write # programmes with # ML ”, I got derisive smirks from the then-dominant cast, the C # programmers . These day, when # LL

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