Eric Schultz

RE: https://social.coop/@cwebber/116348093202515122

This is a good read. I haven't used a coding assistant yet. I've reviewed vibe coded code and I've reviewed code written by a senior engineer following a similar process to @mttaggart. The code for the vibe-coded software was abysmal. It mostly didn't work.

But an engineer following a solid process even with safeguards still came up with pretty bad code. It was wordy to the extreme and it didn't have near enough abstraction. The code it created functioned but it was unmaintainable. PR reviews took legit three times as long.

It's fantastic at generating a lot of code but generating code is not the only cost in software.

Apr 5 at 7:34pmWeb
Show threadmirabilos1d ago

@wwahammy @mttaggart

I haven't used a coding assistant yet.

And you ought to keep it that way. Don’t burn down the planet even more. Thanks!

Show threadEric Schultz1d ago
@mirabilos I fully intend to avoid it.
Show threadjamienvc ⚧️1d ago
@wwahammy @mttaggart @cwebber I’ve thought that code should be viewed as a liability, not an asset, for years; seeing the proliferation of these tools makes me believe that even more strongly