Why this developer is done with AI Coding:
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Why using AI for Coding is often Counterproductive
Here are some reasons why just creating a prompt and submitting a task to an AI engine can be counterproductive:
More Info from the Stanford Study
More information from the Stanford study mentioned in my last post, summarized by a senior developer:
AI Speedups are Overblown for Large Codebases
A recent study undertaken by Yegor Denisov-Blanch at Stanford examined the work of over 100,000 software developers, and one of the key outputs from the study was a graph showing AI speed-up vs lines of code, reproduced here: Note how the speed-up from AI drops to below 10% once you get to several 100k lines…
The AI Backlash Begins?
Gwynne from his “Gin With Gwynne” YouTube channel talks about AI:
Work Survival Strategy: Throwing a Bone to AI
If you’re a recent visitor to this blog and you haven’t already worked it out, I’m a software developer working for a company that has recently adopted the fashionable “AI First” strategy. Although I understand some of the reasons why this approach is being implemented, I remain fundamentally opposed to CEOs dictating how software developers…
Why I Stopped Using AI
Here are some thoughts from a senior software engineer on why he stopped using AI:
The Manifold Harms of AI
Here is what the AI revolution is doing: Can you think of any more?
Searching for “Prompt Monkey” in Google
I asked Google a question earlier today: “What is a prompt monkey?” The AI Overview returned nothing: At the time I wrote the question, Google had some catching up to do. It has since updated itself so will now generate an answer. The concept of a “Prompt Monkey” exists, although its use appears to be…
From Enjoyment to Drudgery: AI Mandates at Work
The company I work for has recently adopted the “AI revolution”, and has declared that we are now an “AI First” company. Every time we do something we are expected to think about whether we need to use AI. Forgive me for being blunt but I thought we were supposed to be a “Customer First”…