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> The power of AI is not the 'nits and small bugs' - it's the firehose of scratch branches it can let loose in where it doesn't have to worry about PRs, reviews
by mirmor23 1mo ago
> The power of AI is not the 'nits and small bugs' - it's the firehose of scratch branches it can let loose in where it doesn't have to worry about PRs, reviews.
> Once it's all figured out, then the path to the solution is actually relatively clear - and it can be 'planned out' and just done.
it is important to be clear about what this buys: quick coding and testing primarily.
the mental effort needed to design, manage the constraints and all other essential workflows to bring about a professional product is still present.
- bluegatty 1mo agoI don't agree on 1, partly yes on 2. What it buys is a clear path through the mess without having to make it. I'm saying: 'figure out the design and constraints by discovering them ... instead of trying to 'one-shot' them as a human'. By the time you've run the gambit 100 times - you can synthesize the learning into something that's nearly complete. Let the AI figure out the constraints, you just guide that. It can't do it in conversation, it takes a lot of iterative prodding. But yes you have to decide where to steer it, and this only works for certain kinds of engineering at a certain scale.
- jondwillis 1mo agoTrauma dump/sign of the frothy times: I got fired back in June for protesting against trying to “design everything up front” (by adding more slop plan docs alongside the hundred of others that my tiny team was charged with producing per month) and instead opting to explore the problem space through code/experimentation. In actuality, I just asked to be remote again. I was burnt out and they were looking for an excuse to fire me.
- bluegatty 1mo agoIm sorry to hear that, keep your head on straight.