LLMs Took the Edge Off Programming-Language Pride, Developer Jokes

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Key Info

Developer dax notes that LLMs have deflated the status once attached to being fluent in a particular programming language, pushing people who prided themselves on that skill into a new stance: "No, but I use it better."

Highlights

  • LLMs make any language broadly usable, removing the exclusivity of coding in a specific one.
  • The old flex of "I use this language" is being replaced by a harder-to-prove claim of doing it better.
  • The observation reflects a broader cultural shift in developer communities as AI tools commoditize language familiarity.
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