A programmer reflects on 30 years of coding alongside Phish music, from a 1998 tech support job through a 2024 PhD at Carnegie Mellon, remaining skeptical of AI until 2026 when Claude Code and similar tools demonstrated capability to rapidly build applications, prompting a reconsideration of AI's role in software development.
Hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin donated a record $3 billion to Carnegie Mellon University, with $1 billion for the Pittsburgh campus and $2 billion to build a new 35-acre campus in Miami's Wynwood neighborhood. The Miami campus, expected to open in 2028, will focus on addressing societal challenges including human health, national security, and climate resilience, and accommodate over 3,500 students upon completion.