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I had a job working on an ecommerce site for a company that sold wine direct to consumers. On my first day, a coworker asked me, “What will you do when the webs
by teh_infallible 3y ago
I had a job working on an ecommerce site for a company that sold wine direct to consumers. On my first day, a coworker asked me, “What will you do when the website is finished?”
It was interesting to reflect on the misconceptions inherent in her question. The website is never finished. She didn’t understand that maintenance and upgrades are ongoing, and this is the nature of software.
That said, I do wonder if AI will make OP’s friend’s request seem reasonable. “Hey, ChatGPT, I just need an ecommerce site for a winery that sells to consumers. Can you walk me through how to build that?”
- sublinear 3y ago"Hey ChatGPT, there's a bug with the payment processing. I think their API has a breaking change. Can you fix it ASAP?" "I'm sorry my knowledge horizon is the end of last year. Your site will have to remain broken until I'm updated." It would be a miracle if a business owner was smart enough to ask this question, it would be unacceptable to not fix it immediately, and it would be impossible avoid this.