@unclebobmartin: Morning Bathrobe Rant: AI out-codes you; deal with it.
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Software engineering thought leader Robert C. Martin (Uncle Bob) argues in a social media post that AI has surpassed human coding abilities and urges developers to accept this reality.
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Morning Bathrobe Rant: AI out-codes you; deal with it.
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