codeinabox ( codeinabox@programming.dev ) to Programming@programming.devEnglish · 9 months agoExperienced software developers assumed AI would save them a chunk of time. But in one experiment, their tasks took 20% longerfortune.comexternal-linkmessage-square22linkfedilinkarrow-up1224
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minus-squareGamma ( GammaGames@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·9 months agoApparently some people would love to manage a fleet of virtual junior devs instead of coding themselves, I really don’t see the appeal.
minus-squarepinball_wizard ( pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip ) linkfedilinkarrow-up8·9 months agoI think the appeal is that they already tried to lean to code and failed. Folks I know who are really excited about vibe coding are the ones who are tired of not having access to a programmer. In some of their cases, vibe coding is a good enough answer. In other cases, it is not. Their workplaces get to find out later which cases were which.
Apparently some people would love to manage a fleet of virtual junior devs instead of coding themselves, I really don’t see the appeal.
I think the appeal is that they already tried to lean to code and failed.
Folks I know who are really excited about vibe coding are the ones who are tired of not having access to a programmer.
In some of their cases, vibe coding is a good enough answer. In other cases, it is not.
Their workplaces get to find out later which cases were which.