"We're the First and Last Generation to Code for a Living"
tlakomy · x · 2026-09-09
A short but resonant one-liner: "We're the first and last generation that had to code for a living"—implying AI coding will eliminate manual programming as a profession. A typical ironic take in AI circles on the future of the coding profession.
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