Nothing Works and Everyone Is Euphoric
A great write up focusing on what the actual structural problems are in the software industry. I also expect that we'll see actually interesting software produced with LLMs outside the commercial sector. People don't just magically get dumber when they use these tools, and if you're not under the gun to pump crap out, and you can take your time with the tool, and build things to your own standard, then it's a completely different experience.
- ▪A great write up focusing on what the actual structural problems are in the software industry.
- ▪I also expect that we'll see actually interesting software produced with LLMs outside the commercial sector.
- ▪People don't just magically get dumber when they use these tools, and if you're not under the gun to pump crap out, and you can take your time with the tool, and build things to your own standard, then it's a completely different experience
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A great write up focusing on what the actual structural problems are in the software industry. I also expect that we'll see actually interesting software produced with LLMs outside the commercial sector. People don't just magically get dumber when they use these tools, and if you're not under the gun to pump crap out, and you can take your time with the tool, and build things to your own standard, then it's a completely different experience. This is exactly the same thing that happens without LLMs as well I might add. When somebody makes an open source project, they tend to care a lot more about what goes into it because they have a feeling of ownership and pride building it.
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