Comment by Wilduck
5 days ago
> Another way to look at this is you’re outsourcing your understanding to something that ultimately doesn’t think.
You read this quote wrong. Senior devs outsource _work_ to junior engineers, not _understanding_. The way they became senior in the first place is by not outsourcing work so they could develop their understanding.
How about a CEO delegating the work to an Engineer ? CEO does not understand all the technical detail but only knows what the outcome will look like.
I read the quote just fine. I don't understand 100% of what my junior engineers do. I understand a good chunk, like 90-95% of it, but am I really going to spend 30 minutes trying to understand why that particular CSS hack only works with `rem` and not `px`? Of course not - if I did that for every line of code, I'd never get anything done.
You are moving goalposts significantly here -- a small CSS hack is a far cry from your docker infrastructure.
I am going to put it out here: Docker and other modern infra is easier to understand than CSS (at least pre flex).
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When did I say I was blindly allowing an AI to set up my docker infrastructure? Obviously I wouldn't delegate that to a junior. My goalposts have always been in the same place - perhaps you're confusing them with someone else's goalposts.
I have been coding 10+ years, surely it is fine for me to vibecode then?
Only if you don’t mind what comes out :)
I mean I love it.