Comment by kranner
8 hours ago
> I can't imagine being solo indie and not leaning hard into Codex, CC, or Composer at this point.
Some of us don't want to because we like our artisanal programming, and being indie is great because we don't have to capitulate to management forcing us to use AI all the time.
That's sort of my feeling. I really enjoy coding.
What's that saying? "If you love what you do, you never work a day in your life."
I use LLMs every day, but not to write my software. I use them like really good personal assistants. They are now a standard (and invaluable) part of my daily workflow.
I'm not exactly "indie" (retired at 55, and working for free), but I can relate to a lot of what's being discussed, here.
Similar situation here. Laid off last year (at 45), can just about afford to retire to a frugal life (which I wouldn't mind at all).
But now that I am finally free to write only software that I want to bring into the world, I cannot imagine playing roulette with LLMs all day for something as mundane as productivity, giving up all the intellectual joys of the craft as well.
And the relief of not having to justify to a manager why things are taking longer than expected! It's like the giant finger that had been pressing down on me almost all my working life has finally been lifted. Sweet semi-retirement, how I love thee.
> Sweet semi-retirement, how I love thee.
I feel the same. Not having people crapping all over my work, is bliss.
I would have loved another decade of salary, but my savings were perfectly adequate for a reasonable retirement.