Same way we dealt with rotary phones, manual transmissions, paper maps and outhouses. We made do.

Dave’s Garage, “Why Do Mainframes Still Exist? What’s Inside One? 40TB, 200+ Cores, AI, and more!” “Dave explores the IBM z16 mainframe from design to assembly and testing. What’s inside a modern IBM z16 mainframe that makes it relevant today?”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouAG4vXFORc from https://www.youtube.com/@DavesGarage

“On the persistent rumors of the programmer’s imminent demise”: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10270-023-01136-y

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