Veteran programmer says five waves of automation only made coders more valuable
ZeeshanZiaML · x · 2026-07-21
A programmer says they have already gone through **about five waves of automation** since starting in assembly, and that each wave made them more valuable rather than obsolete. They argue that **AI coding** feels like the same pattern so far: automation changes the job, but does not necessarily eliminate the need for good programmers.
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