Comment by vonneumannstan
1 year ago
Look in the context of the comment I'm actually replying to your criticisms are just completely misplaced.
>here's a bunch of hubbub and generalized excitement, and lots of talk about what could be done, or what might be done, but not very much actual doing
I am showing that indeed many top people use the tools to make themselves more productive, in direct contradiction to the comment above.
And, as I stated, your own sources say it's a mild improvement at best. Despite what you're insinuating.
Listen: it's a fun toy. Engineers love toys and shiny distractions.
Don't confuse shiny rocks for gold.
> it's a fun toy.
Keep thinking that and don't feel too bad when 21 year old zoomers are 10x more impactful than you are at work.
I will feel fucking great about that, because my stock portfolio will moon on their backs sufficiently that I can retire. But I'm not hopeful.
Hahaha. If you think software engineering is primarily about bashing out slop code as fast as possible, then there's not much I can say to you.