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0 pointsraincole9d ago0 comments

Because "the next generation is ruined" is always a popular sentiment. It has been with us for at least two thousand years, and it surely won't go away in our lifetime.

When this AI era's devs grow older they'll complain the newer generation can't even vide code too.

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brookst9d ago

I remember when everyone bemoaned the kids not knowing assembly language. How can anyone understand software if you don’t know assembly?

“Kids these days don’t work as hard / know as much / value the important things” is as tired as it is universal.

jkubicek9d ago

OK sure, but back when old heads were complaining about the kids not knowing assembly, those same kids knew C or Fortran or something.

In 2026, if you call yourself a developer and can't solve FizzBuzz without help, it's hard to argue that you know anything useful at all.

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