Ivan Turkovic

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Honest takes on code, AI, and what actually works. Essays by Ivan Turković on AI-driven development, software engineering, Ruby on Rails and engineering careers.

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The Eternal Promise: A History of Attempts to Eliminate Programmers

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From COBOL in the 1960s to AI in the 2020s, every generation promises to eliminate programmers. Explore the recurring cycles of software simplification hype.