@ZachNorris
I feel like the only people telling me that AI is taking over software development are salesmen and people that don't use the tools and aren't experiencing what bullshit they are.
@subversionz4919
You auto accepted AI GENERATED code, you didn't read the code, you released it to production and you think this was a good idea?
@lurker782
We keep focusing on how AI will destroy software jobs... but why are people completely ignoring the fact it can replace other industries even faster?
@jamooshr
Most of the time when I'm in the weeds of "agentic" code or "vibe coding", I find myself wishing I would have just written it myself. Even with very clear code refactorings that any junior dev could do with 100% accuracy, AI will randomly misname something, drop a property, use null instead of undefined (for nodejs), invert an if, etc, etc. It makes SO MANY mistakes that you really have to go through with a fine-toothed comb and by the end, that "10x productivity" really goes back to "1x" or potentially below and much more risky code that you then need to review more closely
@julkiewitz
Now if only it actually worked. Believe me, I'm programmer by trade but I'd love nothing more than to tell an agent what I'd like the experience to be and briefly describe the architecture that I think best supports that and wait a couple of minutes and see that translate into code. But it doesn't work. Instead you spend more time than ever chasing weird bugs you didn't even know was possible to create.
@artivilla-io
My only counterargument to the agriculture analogy is food production has gone up mainly in the dairy, grains and meats production which can be automated but what I'd consider highly dense nutrients foods mainly vegetables and fruits haven't really scaled. You have plenty of DTC brands selling highly marketed, specialized products as a branding play vs generic products. Software might be similar in its easy to get cheaper options, but many products do well when they're highly specialized.
@matterhart
'Software is ultimately about improving some human's experience.' This is such a great point and reminder, and is true about every economic activity. I'll add that as long as human experience can be improved, they will pay to have it improved, so we'll have plenty more to do.
@_F8.
Every time I see clueless tech bros talk about anything beyond the scope of code, the more I believe the modern day Dickens novel villains are the CEO's of Tech Start Ups.
@lisamith
Oftentimes when people say that a profession will go extinct, they severely underestimate the complexities of said profession. Software engineering is more than just writing React and Ruby code and deploying it whilst crossing your fingers that it will work. If this would be everything they do, we could just call them programmers. Creating websites using AI is now a reality, but creating rocket guidance software, novel algorithms, etc. will not be done by LLMs. Maybe they help auto-complete some parts, but not more.
@paulthomassen2184
Exciting stuff! We are in the vertical of engineering simulation software and most legacy products have tons of ancient code (20-40 years). Pondering how AI will play out in 1-3 years - 1) New products written from scratch will win, 2) Existing code bases will be rewritten 3) Nothing changes - the existing products are too big for new products to compete (even if developed with AI/vibe tools) and any existing code base is a house of cards and cannot be touched. What do you think?
@neilb6680
VC's and podcasters are far easier to replace with AI than software engineers.
@mananpardasani
What an insightful video
@lisamith
It's really sad to see that rage-bait tweets are becoming accepted in a professional settings. If software engineering deserves the title "engineering", it is obviously not about harvesting the same crops (React apps?) over and over, but the act of creating the harvester itself. The reason why we talk about "AI" replacing software engineers instead of other professions first is that the software engineer's product is simply text in a context-free grammar and so anything that can write something in that grammar will look like it could replace software engineers. People doing anything proper like research in the software engineering field know what truly goes into the profession when not just creating web apps. A fact that people at a company called "Y Combinator" should be well aware. It's also funny to realize that Y Combinator doesn't even use the word "LLM" anymore. Instead, they hype-up next token prediction to automatically lead to AGI in the next five years. Transformers are an impressive innovation step in AI, don't get me wrong, but we had the same LLM architecture for years now and people are slowly realizing its innate flaws. I'm not saying there is not going to be a software-engineer-replacing AI in a few decades, or years, or even months. But it will take a breakthrough and maybe one that will lead to true AGI and then all bets are off anyway.
@MrMohitDatta
Few things - vibe coding on the side - and it’s a super powerful tool. Combined with the AI to brain storm design - this is awesome! There is also a bunch of hype - which is a probably a result of overbuilt capacity and less than forecasted demand for AI..
@dasuvaishnav2409
It’s the first book that made me feel both terrified and unstoppable. Hidden Codex of Wealth by Dorian Caine didn’t just give me knowledge—it gave me clarity. And once you see what’s really going on… nothing ever looks the same again.
@Veryseriousbusinesspod
Crazy how this info is free. I love the internet
@dcn4lyf
What bothers me the most is the fundamentals of software engineering for those coming into the industry. With Vibe coding being a reality.
@thoongchinglee4905
Looks like outsourcing can no longer needed.
@pierrefuego8708
Really love this channel. Just a quick question… what 5 books would y’all recommend for potential entrepreneurs that are currently in their early 20s
@chapterme