Post #2289954
2026-04-08 13:56 UTC
People have trouble with the middle ground. AI is useful in coding. It's not a full replacement. That *should* be fine, except you've got the ai techbros and CEOs on one end thinking it will replace all labor, and the you've got the backlash to that on the other end that want to constantly talk about how useless it is.
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@sunbeam60@feddit.uk 2026-04-08 16:41
I’d buy you a beer for that summary. That is exactly SPOT ON.
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@brianpeiris@lemmy.ca 2026-04-08 21:47
I suspect the problem is that there are many developers nowadays who don't care about code quality, actual engineering, and maintenance. So the people who are complaining are right to be concerned that there is going to be a ton of slop code produced by AI-bro developers, and the developers who actually care will be left to deal with the aftermath. I'd be very happy if lead developers are prepared to try things with AI, and importantly to throw the output away if it doesn't meet coding standards. Instead I think even lead developers and CTOs are chasing "productivity" metrics, which just translates to a ton of sloppy code.