About whether veteran hobby programmers from the 80s are impressed by AI coding.
Has this happened?
Yes 48 (36%)Not sure 18 (13%)No 68 (51%)
Votes cast 1–2 October 2026: 100,590 votes from 9,694 people.
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About whether veteran hobby programmers from the 80s are impressed by AI coding.
Votes cast 1–2 October 2026: 100,590 votes from 9,694 people.
AI seems so advanced, but I still think it is nowhere near a good programmer.
I constantly find AI code, even written by the latest and greatest models to be sloppy.
I have to steer it constantly to make the right design choices.
So no, I am not overwhelmed by AI.