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> they are a highly effective tool for productive development for senior developers I think this is the most important bit many people miss. It is advertised a
by selcuka 2y ago
> they are a highly effective tool for productive development for senior developers
I think this is the most important bit many people miss. It is advertised as an autonomous software developer, or something that can take a junior to senior levels, but that's just advertising.
It is actually most useful for senior developers, as it does the grunt work for them, while grunt work is actually useful work for a junior developer as a learning tool.
- jjani 2y ago> It is advertised as an autonomous software developer By a few currently niche VC players, I guess. I don't see Anthropic, the overwhelming revenue leader in dollars spent on LLM-related tools for SWE, claiming that.
- selcuka 2y ago> I don't see Anthropic, the overwhelming revenue leader in dollars spent on LLM-related tools for SWE, claiming that. Are you sure about that? [1]: > "I think we will be there in three to six months, where AI is writing 90% of the code. And then, in 12 months, we may be in a world where AI is writing essentially all of the code," Amodei said at a Council of Foreign Relations event on Monday. [1] https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/anthropic-ceo-predicts-ai-will-take-over-coding-in-12-months/488533 https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/anthropic-ceo-pre...
- djtango 2y agoThis depends on the circles you move in. I have capital allocator friends warning me about vibe coding taking my job
- btbuildem 2y agoPrecisely -- you have to be experienced in your field to use these tools effectively. These are power tools for the mind. We've been working with the equivalent of hand tools, now something new came along. And yeah, a hole hawg will throw you clear off a ladder if you're not careful -- does that mean you're going to bore 6" holes in concrete ceilings by hand? Think not.