Santiago Valdarrama posted that two years ago developers rejected the idea writing code was obsolete. He states most now agree writing code is no longer viable. Valdarrama claims the same cycle now applies to reading code and predicts people will stop manually reviewing AI-generated code within a year or two. Replies from other developers include advice to treat AI as an assistant rather than a master, warnings against 100 percent reliance on it, and emphasis on the lasting value of learning fundamentals such as how computers and machine code work.
Two years ago, people would scream at you if you said that writing code was obsolete. Today, most people agree: writing code is no longer viable. Now, we are living through the same exact cycle with "reading code". In a year or two, you won't be manually reading AI-generated…
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Santiago Valdarrama says the obsolescence debate has moved from writing code to reading it.
Santiago Valdarrama posted that two years ago developers rejected the idea writing code was obsolete. He states most now agree writing code is no longer viable. Valdarrama claims the same cycle now applies to reading code and predicts people will stop manually reviewing AI-generated code within a year or two. Replies from other developers include advice to treat AI as an assistant rather than a master, warnings against 100 percent reliance on it, and emphasis on the lasting value of learning fundamentals such as how computers and machine code work.
Two years ago, people would scream at you if you said that writing code was obsolete. Today, most people agree: writing code is no longer viable. Now, we are living through the same exact cycle with "reading code". In a year or two, you won't be manually reading AI-generated…
Many replies dismissed claims that AI has made writing or reviewing code obsolete, warning of lost skills and calling such views misguided or hostile, while some accounts agreed it frees time for higher-level work.
Based on 93 sentiment-bearing replies from 77 accounts across 2 conversations.
Many replies dismissed claims that AI has made writing or reviewing code obsolete, warning of lost skills and calling such views misguided or hostile, while some accounts agreed it frees time for higher-level work.
Based on 93 sentiment-bearing replies from 77 accounts across 2 conversations.
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