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Oneironaut

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16. I remember when block-chain was the next big thing.

Reply to NullTuples (Reply #5)

Thu May 11, 2023, 02:12 PM

May 2023

People chase trends to an annoying extent and get a little over-excited. I’m glad the “ChatGPT!!1!” obsession is starting to die down.

Yes, both will probably add challenges and improvements to our lives we’ve never seen before. However, I always love the combinations of doomsdayers and overly eager futurists telling us how “In 5 years we’ll all be cyborgs!!1!” and crap like that. Lol

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Microsoft ramps up A.I. game with bet on startup that helps coding novices build apps [View all] highplainsdem May 2023 OP

Builder would have been bought by someone else if it wasn't Microsoft. tinrobot May 2023 #1

Sounds good so long as it isn't at the detriment of experienced programmers. Oneironaut May 2023 #2

The purpose is to replace most programmers. highplainsdem May 2023 #3

That too. 😀 Oneironaut May 2023 #4

Glad I got out mbusby May 2023 #9

The purpose is to eliminate the drudgery of typing code by hand. tinrobot May 2023 #10

Meh. It never bothered me tbh Oneironaut May 2023 #14

It wont. honest.abe May 2023 #11

This Oneironaut May 2023 #15

Programmers and Software Engineers are two very different things Yavin4 May 2023 #13

+1 honest.abe May 2023 #17

Every super-invested tech makes this promise. NullTuples May 2023 #5

I remember when block-chain was the next big thing. Oneironaut May 2023 #16

Hey Natasha, how many people with computer science degrees will this hurt? Prairie_Seagull May 2023 #6

Nobody wants AI to teach how to code. eggplant May 2023 #7

AI-based coding will not interfere with people who want to become professional coders. eggplant May 2023 #8

People who want to build applications learn to code - it's not rocket science. oioioi May 2023 #12