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Learning Programming in an Age of LLMs

SteadyVane has taken 32 readings of Learning Programming in an Age of LLMs since Sep 16, 2026: 27 points at the first reading, 256 at the latest (+229). Its biggest one-day gain was +199 on Sep 16, 2026.

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first seen points

256

peak points

256

latest points

observations

first seen Sep 16, 2026 · last seen Sep 21, 2026 · published Sep 16, 2026

Day by day

Day (UTC)	points	Change
Sep 21, 2026	256	0
Sep 20, 2026	256	+1
Sep 19, 2026	255	0
Sep 18, 2026	255	+4
Sep 17, 2026	251	+25
Sep 16, 2026	226	+199

Each day's last reading. Change: against the day before (after days with no reading: since the last day that has one); the first day shows the change within that day.

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