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The Pragmatic Programmer at 2025: Still the Sharpest Tool in the Shed

Why this software classic still matters in the age of Copilot, AI refactors, and nonstop tech churn

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Jack
May 28, 2025
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“The tools will change. The languages will evolve. But the mindset of the Pragmatic Programmer? That’s what endures.”

In an era where AI autocompletes your code, rewrites your functions, and can even suggest entire architectures, it’s easy to dismiss programming as a trade in decline. “Why learn to code,” some argu…

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