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> Assembly programmers became C programmers became Python programmers. Except that there are still a lot of assembly programmers. And even more C/C++ programm
by pizlonator 9mo ago
> Assembly programmers became C programmers became Python programmers.
Except that there are still a lot of assembly programmers.
And even more C/C++ programmers.
It's also likely that C/C++ programmers didn't become Python programmers but that people who wouldn't have otherwise been programmers became Python programmers.
> At the well-specified end, you have tasks where the inputs are clean, the desired output is clear, and success criteria are obvious: processing a standard form, writing code to a precise spec, translating a document, summarising a report. LLMs are excellent at this
Yeah
> At the ambiguous end, you have tasks where the context is messy, the right approach isn’t obvious, and success depends on knowledge that isn’t written down anywhere
Sounds like most programming
Almost all of the programming I've ever done.
> I’m arguing that the most likely outcome is something like “computers” or “the internet” rather than “the end of employment as we know it.”
Yeah
- youarenotahuman 9mo ago[dead]