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> Rule number 1 and the only rule: You need to be a subject matter expert. Strong disagree. I've been coding for 25+years but never on the front-end side. I co
by NitpickLawyer 2y ago
> Rule number 1 and the only rule: You need to be a subject matter expert.
Strong disagree. I've been coding for 25+years but never on the front-end side. I couldn't write JS w/ pen & paper with a gun against my head. But I know what to ask and how to make sure a react component does what I want it to do, with these tools.
- nkrisc 2y ago> head. But I know what to ask and how to make sure a react component does what I want it to do That is the subject matter expertise that many lack.
- latexr 2y agoOr, in other words, you are a subject matter expert and are agreeing with the person you’re responding to. Quote the full argument (emphasis added): > Rule number 1 and the only rule: You need to be a subject matter expert. Be it program logic or be it programming language. You are a subject matter in program logic, just not programming language. You are supporting their point, not disagreeing.
- NitpickLawyer 2y agoI see where you're coming from. But later in the message they go > and if you do not understand the reason for the code and the programming language, you will take so much more time than if you did not even use the AI. I guess that's the part I disagree on. The programming language is largely irrelevant now is what I'm seeing. And especially the "time to first result" is orders of magnitude smaller when using AI assistants than having to rtfm/google/so every little problem I encounter in an unfamiliar language. And I am in no way stating that my code will match an expert in that field, of course.
- arijo 2y agoHow many thousands of lines does your AI-generated frontend code have? Do you have to maintain the code?