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Programmer explores risks of learning code with AI before understanding fundamentals

Experienced programmer expresses ambivalence about LLMs' impact on programming competence

1 Sep 16 5:12 AM · 11d ago · 1 article · 2 posts · 3 sources · development 1 of 2

The blog author, an economist with 30+ years in software, reveals skepticism about LLMs while acknowledging their power. He frames the broader concern: if LLMs displace programmer jobs efficiently, mass unemployment among knowledge workers could destabilize the economy.

“It's usually when it impresses me the most that I resent it maximally.”

Mark Seemann, blog author

Anonymous reader Self-taught programmer using LLMsMark Seemann Software engineer and economist

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