How I learned everything I know about programming
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A programmer argues against using LLMs to learn coding, emphasizing that the programming community has always freely shared knowledge through open source, books, and forums. They contend that genuine learning requires doing the work yourself—reading code, experimenting, and forming hypotheses—rather than passively consuming AI-generated explanations that don't build lasting understanding or retention.
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