| ▲ | andrewmutz 2 hours ago | |
Why does it sound like layoffs? If you keep the team size the same and use the productivity increase to deliver more business value, how is that layoffs? | ||
| ▲ | petersumskas 35 minutes ago | parent | next [-] | |
Because the limiting factor for what you can deliver has never been, and still isn’t, developer productivity. Talking point: I think it is communication, and AI (notably information exchange in “Claudish”) is not as effective there. | ||
| ▲ | dist-epoch an hour ago | parent | prev [-] | |
If I figure out a way to make my workers produce 10 times more widgets each, it doesn't automatically follow that there is a market for the extra 9 widgets. Otherwise I would have hired 9 extra workers before that invention to fulfill the market demand. Making the widget cheaper doesn't necessarily create demand either. I will not buy 10 times more toothbrushes or writing pens if their prices suddenly decreased to 1 cent. The demand for software or features will not increase at the speed of our ability to produce them. | ||