←back to thread

Survey: a third of senior developers say over half their code is AI-generated

(www.fastly.com)
214 points Brajeshwar | 1 comments | 31 Aug 25 14:55 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
Show context
daft_pink ◴[31 Aug 25 15:22 UTC] No.45083876[source]▶
Developers are lazy. Anything that makes development faster or easier is going to be welcomed by a good developer.

If you find it is quicker not to use it then you might hate it, but I think it is probably better in some cases and worse in other cases.

replies(2): >>45083974 #>>45084131 #
globnomulous ◴[31 Aug 25 15:53 UTC] No.45084131[source]▶
> Anything that makes development faster or easier is going to be welcomed by a good developer.

I strongly disagree. Struggling with a problem creates expertise. Struggle is slow, and it's hard. Good developers welcome it.

replies(2): >>45084455 #>>45089696 #
1. jasonjmcghee ◴[31 Aug 25 16:31 UTC] No.45084455[source]▶
Indeed. This is my biggest fear for engineers as a whole. LLMs can be a great productivity boost in the very short term, but can so easily be abused. If you build a product with it, suddenly everyone is an engineering manager and no one is an expert on it. And growth as an engineer is stunted. It reminds me of abusing energy drinks or grinding to the point of burnout... But worse.

I think we'll find a middle ground though. I just think it hasn't happened yet. I'm cautiously optimistic.