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Comment by rhubarbtree

2 months ago

Yes, because then I know the code is properly engineering, tested, maintained and supported.

Generating code is one part of software engineering is a small part of SaaS.

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InvertedRhodium  2 months ago

How do you/I know that? I implemented OpenTelemetry in a project of mine recently and was shocked to see the number of AI authored commits in the git repository.

  • re-thc  2 months ago

    > How do you/I know that? I implemented OpenTelemetry in a project of mine recently and was shocked to see the number of AI authored commits

    Do you pay for OpenTelemetry? How is this related?

    • InvertedRhodium  2 months ago

      If I did, I likely wouldn't have access to the source code and wouldn't be able to verify the degree of AI input.

      So, I ask again - how do you know that the service you're paying for is all of those things?

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jdthedisciple  2 months ago

I'd love for SaaS to stay thriving but the flip side is simply the harsh reality that my own second thought these days is immediately "how easily will an agent replace my idea? yea probably quite easily..."

  • bccdee  2 months ago

    Ideas were never worth much. Implementing a quick prototype was always pretty simple. How easy is it, with modern tooling, to build a collaborative web editor? Just slap together prosemirror and automerge and you're already there. Still, nobody has displaced Google Docs.

  • vdfs  2 months ago

    Before AI, people would search for a free or open source alternatives before using a saas