About whether AI coding tools mean the end of programming as a craft.
Has this happened?
Yes 91 (76%)Not sure 17 (14%)No 11 (9%)
Votes cast 1–2 October 2026: 100,590 votes from 9,694 people.
Hacker News has set AI a lot of challenges over the years. Which ones has it met?
About whether AI coding tools mean the end of programming as a craft.
Votes cast 1–2 October 2026: 100,590 votes from 9,694 people.
I'll be concerned if I see an LLM create a secure, functional SQL schema and API with users, roles, subscriptions, products, MFA, and all the other basic requirements of modern-day apps. We're not even close to the required level of complexity yet, and I'm not holding my breath either.