PumpkinDrama@reddthat.com to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-211 months agoHow long do you think until AI writes and debugs code better than the average programmer?reddthat.comimagemessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up190arrow-down128
arrow-up162arrow-down1imageHow long do you think until AI writes and debugs code better than the average programmer?reddthat.comPumpkinDrama@reddthat.com to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-211 months agomessage-square38fedilink
minus-squaresuperfes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down2·11 months agoFrom some of the code I’ve had to review, we may already be there…
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·11 months agoAll that means is that somebody else has written better code than your colleagues.
minus-square𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up10·11 months agoThis can’t be understated. Like many professions, software development is full of mediocre professionals.
minus-squareevranch@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoThat was my thought upon reading the question… Define “average programmer”. I’ve had to phone up large engineering firms and ask them who the hell does their code review after seeing the crap they rolled out on my site. Upon reviewing some PLC code last year I even got to use the words “My daughter could have written this”. So yes, AI could easily replace a lot of the co-op students and interns that they apparently offload half the work to…
minus-square𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoI’ve managed software development orgs, and have seen better code from CS interns than from many veteran devs. There’s a joke that goes: Q: What do you call the med student who graduates lowest in his class? A: “Doctor” It applies to every career, IME.
From some of the code I’ve had to review, we may already be there…
All that means is that somebody else has written better code than your colleagues.
This can’t be understated. Like many professions, software development is full of mediocre professionals.
That was my thought upon reading the question… Define “average programmer”.
I’ve had to phone up large engineering firms and ask them who the hell does their code review after seeing the crap they rolled out on my site.
Upon reviewing some PLC code last year I even got to use the words “My daughter could have written this”.
So yes, AI could easily replace a lot of the co-op students and interns that they apparently offload half the work to…
I’ve managed software development orgs, and have seen better code from CS interns than from many veteran devs.
There’s a joke that goes:
Q: What do you call the med student who graduates lowest in his class?
A: “Doctor”
It applies to every career, IME.