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Coder laments AI's impact on the craft of programming

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A user on Mastodon expressed nostalgia for a time when coding was primarily done for financial gain, contrasting it with the current situation where coding is often pursued to retain a sense of the craft itself. The sentiment suggests a feeling that AI advancements may be diminishing the role of human programmers in traditional ways. AI

RANK_REASON User opinion piece on social media without new factual claims.

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Coder laments AI's impact on the craft of programming

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🍂☕ Ah, the good old days... Back then, we used to code to make money. 💻💰 Today, we code just to remember what it felt like to actually write code ourselves. 😎😏

    🍂☕ Ah, the good old days... Back then, we used to code to make money. 💻💰 Today, we code just to remember what it felt like to actually write code ourselves. 😎😏 # AI # Coding

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