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I appreciate and respect @kasrak candor, but I'll take the complete opposite side of this argument in the hopes that this will resonate with anyone on the edge of disillusionment I feel that in human history there has never been a better moment in time to be a software engineer, and it's only going to get better. why did we spend all of this time learning how to code if the end goal wasn't to create? now we're unshackled from the tedious parts of the job, and left with what I consider the…
kasrak@kasrakAug 25
This is me I ended up leaving OpenAI, not because there's anything wrong with OAI (I actually think they're underrated as a biz), but because to me, building commercial software doesn't feel fun anymore Because agents write ~all the code: - There’s less human to human collaboration, so it’s a lonelier experience - You’re constantly context switching and not going as deep into the code, which means there’s ~zero flow state - Most of the job becomes code review and trying to reduce complexity, which is very mentally draining Again just my experience, and none of this specific to OAI. There are many people who seem to be enjoying building software in this era! But I've always wanted to try making films, and now seems as good a time as any
