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On AI Coding and Its Discontents

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Back in January, I received a note from a senior software engineer in Silicon Valley. He described himself as an AI skeptic who became converted ... Read more The post On AI Coding and Its Discontents appeared first on Cal Newport.
10th Aug 2026

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