Post #2798896
2026-05-18 22:53 UTC
This is an interesting essay on the dangers of knowledge loss and de-skilling in the era of AI coding, using the impact of the Ukraine crisis on missile manufacturing as an example of what lies ahead.
The West Forgot How to Build. Now It's Forgetting Code https://techtrenches.dev/p/the-west-forgot-how-to-make-things
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@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io 2026-05-18 23:08
@MossRC@social.mossrc.me IMO it doesn’t matter whether AI gets better or not, you need experienced software developers even if they’re just prompting stuff. In a somewhat convoluted example, the nicest concert piano in the world is useless if you let the orchestra owner play on it instead of a pianist.
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@praetor@mstdn.social 2026-05-19 02:28
@MossRC@social.mossrc.me I'm writing an app for the iPhone and iPad, very proud of it. And someone is like "oh, are you using AI?" no. I'm writing it by hand "Why? AI does it for you" because I have a $25,000 computer science degree and I want it done right the first time.