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Jun 30, 2025 · Artificial Intelligence

From Hand‑Typed Code to AI‑Powered Tab: The Evolution of Programming

The article traces programming’s journey from manual 0‑and‑1 coding and basic editors, through the copy‑paste era enabled by graphical IDEs and the web, to today’s AI‑driven development where tools like Copilot and Cursor let developers code by prompting, reshaping the craft.