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User revives C programming amid AI automation concerns

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A user on Mastodon shared their experience of programming in C using the vi editor on their phone via Termux. This decision was prompted by the increasing automation offered by AI tools like Cursor, which they felt might be diminishing traditional programming skills. AI

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RANK_REASON This is a personal anecdote about AI tools and programming skills, not a significant industry event.

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User revives C programming amid AI automation concerns

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

    In the era of Cursor doing everything for you, I decided to revive some old skill: I started programming in C, using vi on termux on my phone. (Yes, I am on hol

    In the era of Cursor doing everything for you, I decided to revive some old skill: I started programming in C, using vi on termux on my phone. (Yes, I am on holiday, a lot of free time, no computers around) # AI # Cursor

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