Mastodawn

AI-generated code works. But does it work efficiently?

After 15 years of writing code, I've learned: productivity without understanding is just technical debt with a smile.

I wrote something about it https://enderahmetyurt.com/hidden-cost-ai-time-complexity-trap/

The Hidden Cost: AI's Time Complexity Trap

These days, the moment a problem gets stuck in our heads, we turn to AI for help. We explain our problem, it gives us some answers. How accurate or high-quality those answers are is always up for debate. If we know the subject well or have some background, it's easy

Listen. Code. Reflect.

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MikeStok Feb 26

@eayurt I take issue with “I think there's no one left among us who doesn't use it. From writing code from scratch to updating existing code…”

At a client’s suggestion I tried Claude on a couple of tasks, and the only thing it seems to do for knotty tasks is indicate a direction not to go in.

Let’s not get into the externalities or ethics of “AI”.

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eayurt

@MikeStok I understand your comment, but I think I haven't quite explained what I mean. I'm on the same page as you. As a software developer, you can assign tasks to AI, but you have to control it. Also, I don't believe there are any software developers who don't use AI. It's like using a computer these days. But by "using" here, I don't mean assigning end-to-end functionality. I mean getting help from it, collaborating. Ethical issues are a completely different matter.