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> It’s really easy to learn how to use software assistants. I somewhat disagree with this statement. Just look in this thread and you will see people who have
by doctoboggan 2y ago
> It’s really easy to learn how to use software assistants.
I somewhat disagree with this statement. Just look in this thread and you will see people who have tried using AI assistants and got no utility out of them. Prompting is a skill. Here are some areas that a skilled user of AI needs to develop:
* What sort of questions are good for AI to answer
* What context/information is needed for an AI to give a good solution.
* Identify when the AI is hallucinating and going in loops.
* Which of the many AI tools to use in a given situation.
However I agree that engineers still need to build fundamental engineering skills. I am not sure what the next generation will do, but in general I think the kids will be alright.
- klik99 2y agoOh the kids will be alright but what about me??!? I jest, of course, but I have very specialized skills in an industry that requires esoteric bespoke things, so I feel less at immediate risk. That said, I should start building those skills, and I do see a lot of older engineers being left in the dust if they don’t adapt. Especially web / front end dev and dev ops, any field that has a bunch of boilerplate and repeated conventions will suffer first.