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Re:Why Write Code in 2026 by notnullorvoid on Sunday July 12, 2026 @05:23PM (#48884953)
No defense for not writing or reading code if want to call yourself a software engineer or programmer.

However I do think there is reason to use Java or Python (as much as I loathe both) they have GC, and it'd be a lot easier for AI to fuck up memory safety in something like assembly or C.

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Re:Why Write Code in 2026 by hirvi74 on Sunday July 12, 2026 @06:45PM (#48885641)
I concur.

One has to program computers to be a computer programmer. If one just prompts LLMs, they are a software prompter. I think both can fit under the title of a software developer or perhaps even software engineer.

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