Insurance researcher pushes back: coding AI can't yet replace whole programmer teams
davidmanheim · x · 2026-11-15
In a debate with jessicata, davidmanheim argues that coding AI doesn't yet replace entire programmer units, citing his own hands-on experience with coding tools and noting people were already claiming programming was automated a year ago. He adds that his day job is traditional software dev — easier work, but 99% of software jobs.
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