News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on A Bunch of Programming Advice I'd Give to Myself 15 Years Ago. Parent comment

Re:A Bunch of Programming Advice I'd Give to Myself 15 Years... by ryandrake on Saturday June 29, 2024 @10:55AM (#40831053)
> - The users don't care about the tech. They care about the result.

Seasoned, grownup engineers and tech business leaders are forgetting this, even today. Users don't care that your product is made with AI, but techies just will not shut up about Generative AI, LLMs, Transformers and all this shit that should be implementation details. Users don't care about any of what goes into the sausage.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:A Bunch of Programming Advice I'd Give to Myself 15 Years... by bazoom42 on Saturday June 29, 2024 @11:00AM (#40831084)
Investors care though, and for many startups the customer they need to appeal to is investors.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:A Bunch of Programming Advice I'd Give to Myself 15 Years... by ryandrake on Saturday June 29, 2024 @11:12AM (#40831149)
I don't understand why investors care, either. Product A is made with traditional algorithms, product B is made with AI and LLMs, product C is made with literal magic and wizardry. But they all do exactly the same thing. Why does an investor prefer to invest in product B?
[ Parent | on HN ]