> Current AI replaces SW developers the same way StackOverflow and blog posts replace SW developers. You can ask GPT how to optimize code and it’ll actually gi

> Current AI replaces SW developers the same way StackOverflow and blog posts replace SW developers. You can ask GPT how to optimize code and it’ll actually give decent responses in a few seconds though. That’s new. It can reveal answers about questions you’re not sure how to ask, at least as a less experienced developer. All of its optimizations so far have been things I’m aware of except for one, which was mostly due to me not writing that kind of code very often. That’s becoming superior to blogs and SO if only because the response is rapid and concise. As for correctness, honestly, I come across so much human-generated stuff online with errors that I read docs and experiment unless I can find the answer from a source I have high confidence in. People with less experience don’t have that luxury, so they go down far more rabbit holes without realizing it. GPT will still parrot some of the bad ideas, but eventually it could be trained on industry standards. Tools like copilot are poised to become incredibly helpful, I think.