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I've been a software dev for 25 years. In the past year I've hand written maybe 10 lines of code. For the first 2-3 months i would read it, then I figured out h
by hkchad 1mo ago
I've been a software dev for 25 years. In the past year I've hand written maybe 10 lines of code. For the first 2-3 months i would read it, then I figured out how to really use AI/code gen and the amount created was more than I could read. I can work on 2-3 projects at once, or 2-3 parts of a larger project at once. More than that I can't keep task switching. The speed and complexity of what I'm able to create is 10x doing it by hand. In the hands of someone that understands system design it's a great tool, but still need fundamentals. I've seen junior's build stuff that would never deploy and would crash with a handful of users.
- trallnag 1mo agoDo you follow / use a specific framework? Or just ad-hoc prompts?
- ChrisLTD 1mo agoI'm not sure how you can be confident the things "you" built won't crash if you're not at least scanning the code that you're generating.
- stanleykm 1mo agohuman written code also has bugs and crashes…
- queenkjuul 1mo agoThen why be confident the LLM code won't crash
- jplusequalt 1mo ago>For the first 2-3 months i would read it, then I figured out how to really use AI/code gen and the amount created was more than I could read You serve no purpose here. The AI will soon be able to prompt itself, and it will be better at system design than you. Good job at making yourself redundant.
- pranit1 1mo agoI think you will always need a button pusher. whether it is the CEO, the product manager or the developer themselves. You will need some sort of overseer who will take accountability of the system that is generated by the AI.
- jplusequalt 1mo ago>I think you will always need a button pusher. Okay. Is that job going to provide a competitive salary, with good benefits? More importantly, is it going to be personally fulfilling? Software developers who have adopted agentic coding are worse than class traitors. They are actively sabotaging the entire careers future viability, and have made me ashamed to think anyone in this industry was worthy of the title "engineer".
- ragequittah 1mo ago"Compositors who have adopted Linotype machines are worse than class traitors. They are actively sabotaging the entire trade’s future viability, and have made me ashamed to think anyone in this industry was worthy of the title “printer.”" "Weavers who have agreed to tend a fourth loom are worse than class traitors. They are actively sabotaging the entire trade’s future viability, and have made me ashamed to think anyone in this industry was worthy of the title “weaver.”" "Handloom weavers who have adopted power looms are worse than class traitors. They are actively sabotaging the entire trade’s future viability, and have made me ashamed to think anyone in this industry was worthy of the title “weaver.”" Tale as old as time.
- a2ff6eeb0 1mo agoYes. The only rational response to the coming AI wave is to get out of the business of selling intelligence for money. The machines will out-think you for cheaper.
- pranit1 1mo ago[flagged]