As a non-software engineer reading this forum it sounds like everyone is basically
von Neumann working on Operator algebras and Lattice theory.
I assumed that is why the view of LLMs is so negative on here. While Claude seems kind of amazing to me I am not a genius working on Lattice theory like most people here.
Most people overestimate themselves. Everyone deludes themselves into thinking they're talented. And in fact, most people are talented at something.
The problem is this: the moment you think you're talented, you stop growing.
As you know, programming isn't about a single right answer—it's about finding the optimal solution for the moment. What was correct in the past may not be correct now, and because it's tied to hardware, specs change frequently.
And honestly, everyone's workflow is different, so opinions on AI are bound to differ. Arguing over whether it's universally good or bad based on one's own case is just a waste of time. So I just let people think what they want.
True academia and industry aren't something that can be solved by a handful of geniuses. I think an industry that can be supported by the untalented majority is a healthy one.
The media portrays programmers as geniuses who can bring down the world, but that's just media hype. Considering the complexity of modern society, the era where one person can do everything is over. I think the age where AI becomes absolutely necessary is coming.
I believe the programmer's role will shift from reading all of AI's complex code to installing guardrails that the AI code won't go beyond. Of course, a tiny minority of programmers will generate the datasets to feed the AI. I think that minority will be extremely smal
Really? That doesn't line up with this forum.
As a non-software engineer reading this forum it sounds like everyone is basically von Neumann working on Operator algebras and Lattice theory.
I assumed that is why the view of LLMs is so negative on here. While Claude seems kind of amazing to me I am not a genius working on Lattice theory like most people here.
Most people overestimate themselves. Everyone deludes themselves into thinking they're talented. And in fact, most people are talented at something.
The problem is this: the moment you think you're talented, you stop growing.
As you know, programming isn't about a single right answer—it's about finding the optimal solution for the moment. What was correct in the past may not be correct now, and because it's tied to hardware, specs change frequently.
And honestly, everyone's workflow is different, so opinions on AI are bound to differ. Arguing over whether it's universally good or bad based on one's own case is just a waste of time. So I just let people think what they want.
True academia and industry aren't something that can be solved by a handful of geniuses. I think an industry that can be supported by the untalented majority is a healthy one.
The media portrays programmers as geniuses who can bring down the world, but that's just media hype. Considering the complexity of modern society, the era where one person can do everything is over. I think the age where AI becomes absolutely necessary is coming.
I believe the programmer's role will shift from reading all of AI's complex code to installing guardrails that the AI code won't go beyond. Of course, a tiny minority of programmers will generate the datasets to feed the AI. I think that minority will be extremely smal