Indispensable: What Human Programmers Can Learn from Human...
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AI writes code but humans still decide what to build and how to validate it: 275,000 tech layoffs July 2025–June 2026 underscore the shift. Three historical tactics map to practical steps now — learn Fortran and run IBM 7090–era workflows to understand generators, retool; take on new roles and publish applied work like Mary Jackson’s supersonic boundary‑layer papers, transform; and write the azimuth equations, manual trajectory checks, user stories, acceptance criteria, and tests that agents must follow, specify.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Welcome
- 1:06AI impact on programmers
- 3:11Human computers at NASA
- 4:55Dorothy Vaughan retooling
- 8:29Mary Jackson as engineer
- 12:38Katherine Johnson specifications
- 17:14Three women collaboration
- 20:45Navigating disruption
- 21:47Grief and hope with AI
- 22:29AI ambition over efficiency
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