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AI Is Coming for Us All

Thoughts from the Publisher

Issue: 24.2 (March/April 2026)
Author: Marc Zeedar
Author Bio: When xDev publisher Marc Zeedar was a kid, he used to create magazines just for fun. Now he's doing it for a living!
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Like it or not, Large Language Model "AI" is changing the world. Where it will end, no one knows. As a kid learning to program, I remember thinking how great it would be if I could just talk to a computer and tell it what to do rather than have to communicate in an awkward, intermediate language. That day is now here, and suddenly many are afraid of it. Will it end all programming jobs?

But I went through this kind of technological change in the late 80s when desktop publishing revolutionized an industry and displaced careers as everything went digital. I won't say it wasn't painful for some, but it produced new opportunities for others. In the end, it was positive, and nowadays we can't imagine any other way.

(Ironically, the same tech that can create code can create graphics and text, so every industry is being overturned by AI.)

My advice? Relax. This transformation won't happen overnight, and there will be regression. Learn the new tools and be prepared to be flexible. Focus on your unique capabilities. There will always be a market for the human mind.

In This Issue

Eugene brings us a fascinating project for Raspberry Pi—a sonar device to detect distance. Tim contributes an essay on the wisdom of subclassing. And I write about using AI to solve two "impossible" problems.

In our columns, we bring you a unique interview with Jade, Xojo's new AI assistant! Paul celebrates Xojo's 30th birthday, and I write about Xojo Libraries in Beginner's Corner. Stefanie shows how to find and highlight text in PDFs, and Best of the Web explores some of the dilemmas AI is presenting us. Enjoy!

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