Better languages emerged from struggle: AI shortcuts may cost the commons
jjvincent · x · 2026-09-11
Responding to Matt Bruenig, Jean-Vincent speculates that improved programming languages and systems often emerged from humans' difficulty in creating solutions — extending his argument that AI letting us 'teleport to solutions' risks stalling how underlying fields develop.
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