> But I’m not even going to argue about that. I want to raise something no one else seems to mention about AI in coding work. I do a lot of work now with AI that I used to code by hand, and if you told me I was 20% slower on average, I would say “that’s totally fine it’s still worth it” because the EFFORT level from my end feels so much less.
I completely get this and I often have an LLM do boring stupid crap that I just don't wanna do. I frequently find myself thinking "wow I could've done it by hand faster." But I would've burned some energy that could be better put towards other stuff.
I don't know if that's a net positive, though.
On one hand, my being lazy may be less of a hindrance compared to someone willing to grind more boring crap for longer.
On the other hand, will it lessen my edge in more complicated or intricate stuff that keeps the boring-crap-grinders from being able to take my job?
Exactly, but I don’t think you lose much edge, or anything that can’t be picked up again quickly if it’s truely boring easy stuff. I think it’s a net positive because I can guarantee you there are afternoons where if I couldn’t have done the boring thing with AI I just wouldn’t have done it that afternoon at all haha.
I completely get this and I often have an LLM do boring stupid crap that I just don't wanna do. I frequently find myself thinking "wow I could've done it by hand faster." But I would've burned some energy that could be better put towards other stuff.
I don't know if that's a net positive, though.
On one hand, my being lazy may be less of a hindrance compared to someone willing to grind more boring crap for longer.
On the other hand, will it lessen my edge in more complicated or intricate stuff that keeps the boring-crap-grinders from being able to take my job?