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Veteran programmer pushes back on automation orthodoxy

Original: As a salaried programmer for over 10 years: - Not everything can be automated - Not everything should be automated - Eff

A programmer with more than ten years of industry experience has set out a blunt critique of automation enthusiasm. In a widely shared post, they argue that not everything can or should be automated, that efficiency is not the same thing as success, and that many kinds of work will never be possible without a human expert. The remarks have struck a chord with software workers wary of AI-driven claims that coding and other expert tasks can be fully handed to machines.

Why now: Ongoing anxiety and debate about AI replacing programmers makes sceptical voices from experienced developers resonate.

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• As a salaried programmer for over 10 years: - Not everything can be automated - Not everything should be automated - Efficiency is not a synonym for success - Many types of work are not now, and will never be, possible to do without a human expert # programming · isaaclyman@toot.cafe · 5

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