Federico Viticci 4d ago

Some thoughts on @stroughtonsmith's month with Codex, what's happening to software development, and the blurry lines between human art forms and AI:

https://www.macstories.net/linked/a-developers-month-with-openais-codex/

A Developer’s Month with OpenAI’s Codex

An eye-opening story from Steve Troughton-Smith, who tested Codex for a month and ended up rewriting a bunch of his apps and shipping versions for Windows and Android: I spent one month battle-testing Codex 5.3, the latest model from OpenAI, since I was already paying for the $20 ChatGPT Plus plan and already had access

Show threadCallum Jones

@viticci @stroughtonsmith if the developer is now the conductor, I'd like to consider what happens to software engineering (programming + time + collaborators).

Does the orchestra now have 10 conductors? That can't work.

Mar 19 at 11:38amWeb
Show threadSteve Troughton-Smith4d ago
@seejy @viticci replace 'conductor' for 'manager' and you have your answer. We're overthinking a structure that already exists
Show threadCallum Jones4d ago

@stroughtonsmith @viticci if the underlying code doesn't matter, are developers just collaborating on writing AI prompts?

I'd rather write code!