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Essay argues it's still OK to enjoy programming
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Essay argues it's still OK to enjoy programming

The gist

Author Chris Kiehl published an essay arguing it's still OK to enjoy programming for fun.
The piece responds to AI-era anxiety that hand-coding is no longer worthwhile.

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 15, 2026A Reddit post in r/AskProgrammers asks whether people still genuinely enjoy learning programming and understanding how it works, given AI getting better at writing code.
  2. Oct 17, 2026Chris Kiehl publishes the essay "It's still OK to enjoy programming."
  3. Oct 19, 2026The essay is submitted to Hacker News by user goostavos, reaching 19 points and 3 comments.

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