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[–] MagicShel@lemmy.zip 39 points 2 months ago (22 children)

That middle graph is absolute fucking bullshit. AI is not fucking ever going to replace 75% of developers or I've been working way too fucking hard for way to little pay these past 30 years. It might let you cut staff 5-10% because it enables folks to accomplish certain things a bit faster.

Christ on a fucking crutch. Ask developers who are currently using AI (not the ones working for AI companies) how much time and effort it actually saves them. They will tell you.

[–] masterspace@lemmy.ca -2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

It does save a lot of time and effort, and does lead to better code in the hands of a skilled developer. Writing out thorough test code and actually doing proper test driven development suddenly becomes a lot less onerous.

Their graph also has no numbers and is just there to help visualize the difference they're referring to.

[–] nullpotential@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] masterspace@lemmy.ca -2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Oh I'm glad you're the be all know all arbiter of all software developers, and not just some grump on the internet.

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