http://programmer.ie/tags/developer-productivity/ Recent content in Developer Productivity on Programmer.ie: Modern AI programming Hugo en-us Mon, 11 May 2026 10:43:01 +0100 http://programmer.ie/post/electricity/ Mon, 11 May 2026 10:43:01 +0100 http://programmer.ie/post/electricity/ <blockquote> <p>AI turns language into an interface for implementation.</p></blockquote> <h2 id="1-the-builders-world"><strong>1. The Builder’s World</strong></h2> <p>There is a version of AI people talk about.</p> <p>And then there is the version you discover when you actually use it consistently.</p> <p>They are not the same thing.</p> <p>AI’s real value is not doing old work faster.</p> <p>It is this:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>AI collapses the distance between an idea and a working system.</strong></p></blockquote> <p>That is the part I think people are still missing.</p>