[zwieback]

I learned programming before IDEs existed so I think I can join the author's crotchety old elitist club. As such I'm also a sceptic of anything AI-driven or crowdsourced.

On the other hand, I recently allowed Visual Studio to use whatever their version of AI autocomplete is called and holy smokes - it can read my mind!

Sure, you can complain about how things were better before the latest crop of tools allowed the unwashed masses to trample your domain but if you're smart you take advantage of the good parts while being aware of the bad ones.

[jart]

I've always thought Lars Andersen's archery did a pretty good job making this point. https://youtu.be/BEG-ly9tQGk What will the crossbow wielding programmers of the future look like and who will be selling the crossbows?