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The responses about code quality, wisdom that comes with experience, etc. are missing the big picture: no one will ever care about any of this as long as things
by bgarbiak 1mo ago
The responses about code quality, wisdom that comes with experience, etc. are missing the big picture: no one will ever care about any of this as long as things work as explained in the prompt.
Eventual shortcomings will be fixed not by looking into the code, but by typing in another prompt, asking another agent.
Doing it manually will not bring any value to anyone.
I saw it already with my own eyes: a friend of mine started an online psychology counseling site. A year ago they would hire a developer. Now, he only needed an LLM. And it’s the whole thing: a booking system, video calls, a website. What’s underneath: he doesn’t know. The only thing that matters to him is that it works.
That to me looks like the end of programming.
- kodoman 1mo agoCan he trust it's secure? Does what about when something goes wrong. Ops issues might come into play and just handing AI agent ssh keys could cause all sorts of issues. Only time will tell though I guess.
- chrisjj 1mo ago> Eventual shortcomings will be fixed not by looking into the code, but by typing in another prompt, asking another agent. So, you'll rely on the tech that created buggy code to somehow suddenly create bug-free code?
- bgarbiak 1mo agoIsn’t it the same as relying on human developers? Gotchas aside: I’m not saying the end of programming is a good thing. I’m just saying: it’s happening. Unless the LLM tech will suddenly hit any sort of ceiling.
- chrisjj 1mo agoDifferent. You have a wide choice of good human developers.