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Sometimes i feel like people who really like AI have a very different experience programming then i do. They are constantly talking about AI doing all the tedi
by bawolff 1y ago
Sometimes i feel like people who really like AI have a very different experience programming then i do.
They are constantly talking about AI doing all the tedious boilerplate bullshit. Don't get me wrong, some of my code is that too and its not fun. However the pro-AI people talk as if 80% of your day is dealing with that. For me its simply a rare enough occurence that the value proposition isn't that big. If that is the killer app of AI, it just doesn't sound that exciting to me.
- FridgeSeal 1y agoWhen I see someone talk about the reams of boilerplate they’re getting the LLM to write for them, I really do wonder what godawful sounding tools and tech-stack they’re being subjected to.
- JoshTriplett 1y agoExactly. Back in the day, people talked about "design patterns". It took a while for (some of) the industry to recognize that "design patterns" are a sign that your libraries and tools aren't good enough, because you're having to write the same patterns repeatedly.
- rudedogg 1y agoAnything where you’re doing basic CRUD apps. Yes there are generators, but not for everything. For me that’s where LLMs have been the most useful.
- emseetech 1y agoUnpopular opinion, boilerplate is good for you. It's a warmup before a marathon. Writing it can be contemplative and zen-like and allows you to consider the shape of the future.
- Mofpofjis 1y agoStrongly agreed. And, your wording is excellent.