Comment by linsomniac
5 days ago
I had a recent discussion with another member of the Python community (OA is written by a big name in Python).
He started off saying "learning to code with AI is like learning to cook by ordering off the menu". I know he meant "an AI being the way you learn how to code", but there's another meaning that I've been thinking a lot about because my 16yo son is really into coding and I'm trying to come up with how I can help him be successful in the world at the horizon where he starts doing it professionally.
In that way, "learning how to work together with an AI to code" is a really, really interesting question. Because the world is going to look VERY different in 2-6 years.
The thread in question: https://bsky.app/profile/alsweigart.bsky.social/post/3lr6guv...
I think this discussion boxes new students into the mediocre category right from the start.
Do we really want to tell Fabrice Bellard that he isn't productive enough?
If you want to train people to become fungible factory workers on the other hand, train them to work on the conveyor belt.
I get your point, but I'm envisioning a different endpoint.
Let's take your factory example: Factories are just a fact of life right now, almost nobody is producing bespoke cars or phones or clothing. So given that my son is basically 100% likely to be working with an automation line, how do I get him on the track to being a machine operator or a millwright rather than doing conveyor belt work?