C J SilverioHorrible elitist opinion: most programmers aren't very good, and we’ve just cranked their blast radii up ten times or so.
Mx. Aria Stewart@ceejbot Not wrong.
@ceejbot But also: _this is why we design processes and contexts to minimize harms_.
Unfortunately that means now _re_designing a bunch of them.
Glyph@aredridel @ceejbot fundamentally this _is_ the difference between a good programmer and a bad programmer.
a good programmer will think "I am not a good programmer. because of this, I will design for safety, because I will make mistakes."
a bad programmer thinks that they can try a little harder and be safe that way
@glyph @aredridel It’s so interesting to watch the differences in reactions among people to these tools, and the differences in *how* people adapt to their use. The amount of thought and creativity in the reaction is showing in the quality of the results. This is regardless of where the person is on the experience curve. (Though obvs people far along on the experience curve know *what* to push for more than do less-experienced people)
@ceejbot @aredridel personally I can’t really cosign that particular take, because there are a lot of people quite far along on the experience curve who are taking mind-bogglingly reckless risks and seemingly accumulating cognitive damage that makes them more comfortable with recklessness as their exposure increases. for example, witness the vigilance decay among even very experienced lawyers simply vibe-briefing their way to bar sanctions
John@glyph @ceejbot @aredridel Covid-induced cognitive impairment might also be a factor there. I wonder how many people are keenly grabbing onto AI assistance because it lets them feel 'productive' after getting Covid 'brain fog'?
@semanticist Some I'm sure but I really don't think that's the mode or anything near it.
(It actually does make lots of people more capable!)