Comment by ChrisMarshallNY
19 hours ago
This is really what it’s about.
As someone that started with Machine Code, I'm grateful for compiled -even interpreted- languages. I can’t imagine doing the kind of work that I do, nowadays, in Machine Code.
I’m finding it quite interesting, using LLM-assisted development. I still need to keep an eye on things (for example, the LLM tends to suggest crazy complex solutions, like writing an entire control from scratch, when a simple subclass, and five lines of code, will work much better), but it’s actually been a great boon.
I find that I learn a lot, using an LLM, and I love to learn.
But we become watchers instead of makers.
There is a difference between cooking and putting a ready meal into the microwave.
Both satisfy your hunger but only one can give some kind of pride.
The same thing happens if you are the head cook in a restaurant.
If you are a cook wanting to open a restaurant, you will be delegating, the same thing with AI. If you are fine only doing what your hands can possibly do in the time allotted, go ahead and cook in your kitchen.
But I need to make money to be able to trade for the food I eat.
You will make money but the others are the artists.
That’s the whole point. You become a customer of an AI service, you get what you want but it wasn’t done by you. You get money but not the feeling of accomplishment from cracking a problem. Like playing a video game following a solution or solving a crossword puzzle with google.
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Eh. I've had pride in my work for over 40 years.
The tools change, but the spirit only grows.
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