> But also, man, it seems like we’re headed in a direction where writing code by hand is passé,

No, we're not. There are a lot of people with a very large financial stake in telling us that this is the future, but those of us who still trust our own two eyes know better.

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slibhb 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I have no financial stake in it at all. If anything, I'll be hurt by AI. All the same, it's very clear that I'm much more productive when AI writes the code and I spend my time prompting, reviewing, testing, and spot editing.

I think this is true for everyone. Some people just won't admit it for various transparent psychological reasons.

	▲	anonymous908213 6 hours ago \| parent [-]
		This is absolutely not true for me. If it is true for you, you are indeed replaceable but probably shouldn't have had a job in software development in the first place. LLMs are mind-bogglingly incompetent (insofar as an inanimate tool can be "competent" or not) and if you genuinely find yourself more productive with them generating all of the code it does not reflect well on your skills or code standards.

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coldtea 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

How many would those people be?

We forget that it's what the majority does that sets the tone and conditions of a field. Especially if one is an employee and not self-employed

	▲	shakna 6 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Yeah, I remember being forced to write a cryptocoin, and the database it would power, to ensure that global shipping receipts would be better trusted. Years and millions down the toilet, as the world moved on from the hype. And we moved back to SAP. What the majority does in the field, is always full of the current trend. Whether that trend survives into the future? Pieces always do. Everything, never.