> But I’ll stand by my impression that a developer using ai tools will generate code at a perceptibly faster pace than one who isn’t.
And this is the problem.
Masterful developers are the ones you pay to reduce lines of code, not create them.
And this is the problem.
Masterful developers are the ones you pay to reduce lines of code, not create them.
Perhaps, start from the assumption that I have in fact spent a fair bit of time doing this job at a high level. Where does that mental exercise take you with regard to your own position on ai tools.
In fact, you don’t have to assume I’m qualified to speak on the subject. Your retort assumes that _everyone_ who gets improvement is bad at this. Assume any random proponent isn’t.
One of the most valuable qualities of humans is laziness.
We're constantly seeking efficiency gains, because who wants to carry buckets of water, or take laundry down to the river?
Skilled developers excel at this. They are "lazy" when they code - they plan for the future, they construct code in a way that will make their life better, and easier.
LLMs don't have this motivation. They will gleefully spit out 1000 lines of code when 10 will do.
It's a fundamental flaw.