Developers have never been so divided over a technology. But the fault line isn’t where most people think it is. It was already there, long before AI arrived.

When a technology is hot, everyone feels compelled to weigh in—and it’s always amusing to look back at the bad takes. Rather than laughing at others, here’s a chronicle of my own wrong predictions about AI, from dismissing ChatGPT to underestimating AI coding tools.

AI has transformed how we write code, but programming was never just about the output. A reflection on what makes coding an intellectual game—and whether that joy survives when AI does the heavy lifting.

In a world where everyone has an opinion and AI lets people ship thousands of lines daily, quiet developers who value quality over quantity can feel left behind. A reflection on staying grounded when the benchmarks have shifted.

From assembly language and the demoscene to modern tech companies where four years make you ‘senior’ — after all this time, where does that leave me?