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Using AI Generated Code Will Make You a Bad Programmer

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53 points cmpit | 2 comments | 22 Oct 24 12:08 UTC | HN request time: 0.416s | source
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artemsokolov ◴[22 Oct 24 20:17 UTC] No.41918225[source]▶
1972: Using Anything Other Than Assembly Will Make You a Bad Programmer

1995: Using a Language with a Garbage Collector Will Make You a Bad Programmer

2024: Using AI Generated Code Will Make You a Bad Programmer

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1. perihelion_zero ◴[22 Oct 24 23:40 UTC] No.41919894[source]▶
Plato: Writing will make people forgetful.
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2. musicale ◴[26 Oct 24 02:42 UTC] No.41952108[source]▶
Seems accurate.

On the other hand, it's nice to not have to have people memorize every book in the library every generation.