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Just as a reminder this subject of AI replacing developers come up all the time but it has not happened yet. People want to focus on AI but the same problem ha
by austin-cheney 2mo ago
Just as a reminder this subject of AI replacing developers come up all the time but it has not happened yet.
People want to focus on AI but the same problem has always been there for 2-4 decades. Software, as a profession, has no credentials, no common elevation path, no common training criteria. You just show up and everyone is super insecure. AI just provides a name to identify that insecurity. Nothing else has changed.
- aetherspawn 2mo agoI want to open with: I have 20 years exp as a hacker and deep tech software engineer. LLVM and such. I shared your opinion until just last week, when I started using Fable on Autocode and passing it huge requirement specs I had written for desktop apps. $500 in -> 5 days -> an app that would take me a year to write, and the code quality was fine. I just left it running in /loop… I did nothing. Now I, unfortunately, believe the propaganda, and I too am worried. Can the economy support the burn rate of AI companies though? My mission now is to create all the apps and products that are stuck in my head while I still can, before Fable is inaccessible due to bankruptcy or they hike the price or some other thing.
- johnnyanmac 2mo ago>it has not happened yet. That's the worst part. The idea of it replacing people is impacting people. Even though it is not ready yet. >Software, as a profession, has no credentials, no common elevation path, no common training criteria. I don't think that affects much when every field except healtcare and maybe education are down. This isn't about credentials or qualifications. Nor even getting work done. It's a circus today. >Nothing else has changed. The last 10 years changed pretty much everything.