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> But by that time, many of today's mid level programmers will be able to do stuff high level programmers do today. Not without reason some cheeky devils alrea
by aleph_minus_one 3y ago
> But by that time, many of today's mid level programmers will be able to do stuff high level programmers do today.
Not without reason some cheeky devils already renamed "Artificial Intelligence" to "Artificial Mediocracy". AIs generate code that is mediocre. This is a clear improvement if the programmer is bad, but leads to deterioration if the programmer is above average.
Thus, AI won't lead to your scenario of mid level programmers being able to do stuff high level programmers do today, but will rather just make bad programmers more mediocre.
- DrSiemer 3y agoThe way an LLM can teach and explain is so much better than having to chase down information manually. This is an amazing time to learn how to code. An LLM can actually spot and fix mediocrity just fine. All you have to do is ask. Drop in some finished code and add "This code does X. What can I do to improve it?" See what happens. If you did well, you'll even get a compliment. It's also a massive boon in language mobility. I never really used Python, complex batch files or Unity C# before. Now I just dive right in, safe in the knowledge that I will have an answer to any basic question in seconds.