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Hey Reader,

I had post go semi-viral on LinkedIn yesterday, and it was all about how we are creating an entire generation of incompetent programmers.

As a teacher, I can't help but think all of the ways newb developers are just not gonna make it. And how others — smart enough to get by without the help of AI — are letting their brain atrophy.

We need to take back some agency. Own the process. Push back on the AI/LLM and guide it, rather than have it guide us.

This goes into a much deeper philosophical issue that is going on right now with coding, and a huge part of the problem is that we are losing our ability to think independently. Or so we think.

What are your thoughts?

This week's M Bytes below 👇

Keep coding,

Mark Shust Teacher / M.academy Say hi 👋 on LinkedIn & YouTube​

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