It’s still so much faster. An experienced engineer spoon-feeding the AI the exact logic/algorithm to use is still faster than writing it by hand. I think a lot of people stopped early when AI was worse and/or before they started being good at using it.
If you vibe code, sure you’ll get slop. Ask it to do something to get X result, you’re leaving it room to think so you get slop. Tell it exactly what logic you want it to use, step by step like it’s a child, then you get the same you’d do yourself but faster.
Look at the PRs for quality-critical projects like the linux kernel and I guarantee you coudn’t tell which PR has some AI and which does not.
When you spoon feed it the algorithm, it’s good, at least better than your average programmer. You just have to make sure it doesn’t have too much thinking to do. Honestly people in here really overestimate the talent of most dev.
There was a comment somewhere I really liked: people thought it would be one junior dev with AI replacing 10 senior ones. In reality, it’s one senior dev with AI replacing 10 junior vibe coders.
What’s the point of AI if you need qualified review?
Normally, speed. Especially if you aren’t a picky writer; which you should be; for scenarios like this one.
It’s still so much faster. An experienced engineer spoon-feeding the AI the exact logic/algorithm to use is still faster than writing it by hand. I think a lot of people stopped early when AI was worse and/or before they started being good at using it.
Ah yes, faster spaghetti. Wonderful.
If you’re getting spaghetti it’s a skill issue.
If you vibe code, sure you’ll get slop. Ask it to do something to get X result, you’re leaving it room to think so you get slop. Tell it exactly what logic you want it to use, step by step like it’s a child, then you get the same you’d do yourself but faster.
Look at the PRs for quality-critical projects like the linux kernel and I guarantee you coudn’t tell which PR has some AI and which does not.
It’s faster, but is the end result good, or just “good enough, it works for now, and I get paid”?
When you spoon feed it the algorithm, it’s good, at least better than your average programmer. You just have to make sure it doesn’t have too much thinking to do. Honestly people in here really overestimate the talent of most dev.
There was a comment somewhere I really liked: people thought it would be one junior dev with AI replacing 10 senior ones. In reality, it’s one senior dev with AI replacing 10 junior vibe coders.