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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