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AI can write code. AI can explain code. AI can find bugs. AI can even build entire applications from a simple description. So a natural question for programmers is: If AI can do so much of the coding, what skill should a programmer develop that AI cannot simply replace? One of the most important answers is critical thinking . Programming has never been only about typing code. The difficult part is usually deciding what should be built, why it should be built, what as...

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