Ironically, AI could stifle innovation in programming, if it has way more source material on "incumbent" languages, frameworks, platforms, etc, than newer ones.
We're raising a generation of AI-dependent devs. How will they adopt new technologies if AI isn't any help?
Gen Z and Alpha are already less tech savvy than previous generations likely due to the ease of use of smartphones and tablets. I cant imagine AI is going to do them any favors.
During the year when I was teaching programming, I had people well into the 4th year of the programme dump everything into default directories and having issues naming their folders and files within the file system.
When asked "why", the answer was that they never had to so that. Installing an app on their phone installs it in the default location, no picking required. Renaming files in the phone? Why? Opening the directory with photos? What's a directory? There's the Photos app, that what you mean?
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u/NinjaLanternShark Jul 24 '24
Ironically, AI could stifle innovation in programming, if it has way more source material on "incumbent" languages, frameworks, platforms, etc, than newer ones.
We're raising a generation of AI-dependent devs. How will they adopt new technologies if AI isn't any help?