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Freelancers and programmers worked remotely for clients both inside and outside the country, while many small online sellers depended almost entirely on social media for income.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

It follows the unexpected boom in popularity in China of OpenClaw, an agent tool created by an Austrian researcher that has fascinated programmers worldwide despite cybersecurity concerns.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

CFO Amrita Ahuja said that Block has seen sizable productivity gains recently, not just among programmers but also within the broader company.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026

The system generated functioning computer code in minutes -- something that would normally take experienced programmers several hours or even days.

From Science Daily • Feb. 21, 2026

In these early days of the computer revolution, programmers with that kind of specialized experience were hard to find.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell