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adminofoz@lemmy.cafe 1 day agoAgreed but also have you tried to write a feature with LLMs? It will occasionally just add extra files that do the same thing as one library you already have.
You can even catch it and it will be like oh your right then continue without deleting, so next prompt it decides to use its own library again.
org@lemmy.org 1 day ago
The trick is to tell it what to do and how to do it, not just talk to it like it knows what it’s doing.
People get upset when it can’t complete features based on high level descriptions. They were told it could, after all. “Build be a website that…” However, that will always lead to disaster.
Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
Even then, it’s going to make some batshit decisions on stuff you don’t specify and probably screw up some that you did, and much of it will cause subtle issues.
Remember that even with all the shit they add on to it, it’s still based on a text predictor, not some kind of problem solving or programming engine.
HertzDentalBar@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 hours ago
So you go from a legit Developer using their skills refining them day by day to a middle manager who’s just checking the work of the AI workers.
org@lemmy.org 23 hours ago
This is the direction of things. On one hand, I’m not a full time developer anymore—after 23 years in the industry. On the other hand, I complete projects 100x faster and have more time for my cat.
HertzDentalBar@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 hours ago
But you as someone with the experience can spot the issues and problems when using the tool. That’s because of years of experience, all these newbies are going to be fucked without that experience.