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The reason GenAI has been so helpful for developers is that devs spend most of their time doing grunt work. That is, basic pattern matching: copy pasting chunks
by throw4847285 2y ago
The reason GenAI has been so helpful for developers is that devs spend most of their time doing grunt work. That is, basic pattern matching: copy pasting chunks of code from one place to another and then modifying those chunks enough such that a couple code reviews will catch the things they forgot to modify. This is a miserable existence, and GenAI can alleviate it, but only because it was grunt work in the first place.
- k__ 2y agoYes. I don't have the impression GenAI can replace me, and I'm not even a 10x Dev. Yet, it makes much of the daily task more bearable.
- marssaxman 2y agoI am so sorry that this is the experience you have. It sounds like such a drag! Of course all grunt work should be automated; that is rather the point of the industry. I suppose a reason I feel little interest in applying AI to coding may be that my experience is nothing like you describe.
- kolme 2y ago> copy pasting chunks of code from one place to another and then modifying those chunks That's not how you program. I've never seen anyone programing in this way unless they were just starting. Edit: if you find yourself copying chunks and modifying them, you probably need to create an abstraction. Don't mean to be rude, just honestly that is my personal experience.