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Cake day: September 27th, 2023

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  • Its an absolute gamechanger, IMO - the research phase of any task is reduced to effectively nothing, and I get massive amounts of work done when I walk away from my desk, because I plan for and keep lists of longer tasks to accomplish during those times.

    You need to review every line of code it writes, but that’s no different than it ever was when working with junior devs 🤷‍♂️ but now I get the code in minutes instead of weeks and the agents actually react to my comments.

    We’re using this with a massive monorepo containing hundreds of thousands of lines of code, and in tiny tool repos that serve exactly one purpose. If our code quality checks and standards werent as strict as they have been for the past decade, I think it wouldn’t work well with the monorepo.

    The important part is that my company is paying for it - I have no clue what these tools cost. I am definitely more productive, there is absolutely no debate there IMO. Is the extra productivity worth the extra cost? I have literally no idea.




  • They’re not good at debugging. The article is pretty spot on, IMO - they’re great at doing the work; but you are still the brain. You’re still deciding what to do, and maybe 50% of the time how to do it, you’re just not executing the lowest level anymore. Similar for debugging - this is not an exercise at the lowest level, and needs you to run it.


  • …do you not think there are varying levels of wealth? I don’t have to check my bank account before I go shopping, but I’m also not getting a steak or stocking up on cocktails or anything like that. I can’t go out and buy a house. I can’t go out and buy a car. I can’t go out and buy a computer or a gaming console or a fancy purse. I simply am comfortable enough to afford basic foods without worry.

    If that makes me FILTHY RICH, then I would love to know how you describe the people with actual generational wealth.