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I can tell you from first-hand experience that a wall of source code which only works 50% of the time is precisely the level of quality that you can expect from
by fxtentacle 2y ago
I can tell you from first-hand experience that a wall of source code which only works 50% of the time is precisely the level of quality that you can expect from cheap outsourcing. I believe what AI can do is change managers' expectations so that smaller teams become more accepted. And by kicking out the worst performers, you increase average productivity, no matter what the AI does or doesn't do.
- colechristensen 2y agoI’d believe if you did nothing with AI and just fired a big chunk of your bottom tier cheap outsourced programming “talent” your productivity would significantly increase as a result of your actual talent no longer being occupied with managing and reacting to low quality code contribution and contributor hand holding.
- fxtentacle 2y agoAgree. If someone's productivity is negative, bringing it closer to 0 is an improvement. That means keeping them busy with a useless AI is actually helpful.
- pllbnk 2y agoThe difference between cheap outsourcing by humans and LLMs is that in the former case this 50% of working code remains more or less constant, while with LLMs, I would assume, it gets exponentially lower with every iteration. I use LLMs for my daily work and personal matters a lot and I certainly admire the value they bring but the shortcomings cannot be unseen.