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> Most people consuming this beginner content should turn off youtube, think of a project, and go write some code. In theory. In practice, they will stay on Y
by tempodox 2y ago
> Most people consuming this beginner content should turn off youtube, think of a project, and go write some code.
In theory. In practice, they will stay on YT and then use an LLM to crank out some code. I suspect the ways newbies learn to code are about to change, and there will be no going back.
And it looks like the author agrees:
> ChatGPT and friends can answer all newbie questions customized to the problem at hand. The future is in hard-earned deep insights that are hard to fake or buy.
- mattgreenrocks 2y agoWhich reinforces the cycle of needing to keep up with influencer videos. As the kids say, it’s a cope.
- from-nibly 2y agoYeah that's the next bubble but it's not the next effective way to do things. I think there is going to be a bubble and a crash with this.
- tempodox 2y agoThe hype will not sustain its current intensity, that's for sure, but even so, some of the LLM usage patterns will stick. I'd consider anything outside of entertainment too risky, but that's just my opinion.
- whateveracct 2y agothat's false progress though
- namaria 2y agoLLMs don't really teach you. They give you masticated and off-base talking points that make you feel like you understand something. Worst case scenario they do the work for you and you have a crutch. There will be a lot of 'coders' unable spot the bugs in their AI slop and incapable of deviating from the deep ruts of the most common code bases LLMs get trained on.