XPost: alt.folklore.computers
From: Peter@Iron-Spring.com

On 1/10/26 23:52, c186282 wrote:
> On 1/10/26 21:41, John Ames wrote:
>> On Sun, 11 Jan 2026 00:27:20 +0000
>> Nuno Silva  wrote:
>>
>>> People should have the choice of writing that way if they want. And
>>> you always have the choice of not reading it.
>>>
>>> (If this sounds too harsh to somebody: I wrote this because of how
>>> Lawrence repeatedly mentioned "choice" as a way to dismiss criticism
>>> in other threads in comp.os.linux.misc.)
>>
>> While I appreciate the zing, I do have to opine for the record that K&R
>> function definitions really are something best left buried with K&R C.
>> I'm willing to write in ANSI C for the sake of whatever random weirdo
>> wants to try building something of mine on an old proprietary *nix, but
>> man I am *not* going any farther back than that.
>
>    Look ... nobody is going to be 'writing' much
>    of ANYTHING within five years. The "AI" will do
>    it all - probably led by the pointy-haired bosses
>    who can't find their ass even with a spy sat.
>
>    And Win/Lin/IX ... I think they're going to go
>    away as well. It'll all just be thin clients
>    plugged into the leading AI engines. No more
>    operating systems.
>
>    Maybe PIs ... maybe.
>
>    "Programming" is going to be like those who learn
>    to play ancient Greek musical instruments ... an
>    interesting, but obsolete, old art. "AI" for worse
>    or worser, will be IT. Many TRILLIONS of dollars
>    invested in this - it is GOING to be The Future
>    whether we like it or not.
>
>    Just sayin'
>

I've seen this before. Remember 4GLs like MarkIV, et.al. that were going
to make programming so simple that even a PHB could do it? I haven't
heard much about them lately.

Any AI-generated code is going to need a long hard look from a real
programmer before going into production. Often it's harder to pick up
someone's (or something's) code and verify and fix it than it is to
write something from scratch where you understand how every part of it
works.

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