Outsider rages on behalf of programmers over AI replacement, gets asked: have you ever coded?
jaivinwylde · x · 2026-10-17
A slice of AI-circle drama: a user ranting about replacing real programmers was met with "Have you ever programmed before?" and fired back that you don't need to code to know basic definitions. Author jaivinwylde mocks the take as outsiders getting angry on behalf of people who don't actually care — highlighting the gap between performative outrage and how practitioners actually feel about AI coding tools.
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