Ask HN: SWEs how do you future-proof your career in light of LLMs?

Re:Ask HN: SWEs how do you future-proof your career in light... by dyauspitr on Tuesday December 17, 2024 @11:08AM (#42442508)

This is denial. LLMs already write code at a senior level. Couple that with solid tests and a human code reviewer and we’re already at 5x the story points per sprint at the startup I work at.

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Re:Ask HN: SWEs how do you future-proof your career in light... by whtsthmttrmn on Tuesday December 17, 2024 @03:38PM (#42445058)

I'm sure that startup is a great indication of things to come. Bound for long term growth.

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Re:Ask HN: SWEs how do you future-proof your career in light... by dyauspitr on Tuesday December 17, 2024 @05:02PM (#42445807)

It’s solid, efficient, bug free code. What else matters?

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Re:Ask HN: SWEs how do you future-proof your career in light... by phist_mcgee on Tuesday December 17, 2024 @05:08PM (#42445876)

Yap yap yap. Keep living in denial mate.

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Re:Ask HN: SWEs how do you future-proof your career in light... by whtsthmttrmn on Tuesday December 17, 2024 @05:58PM (#42446358)

I'm not living in denial, I think LLMs are extremely useful and have huge potential. But people that are all "omg my startup did this and we reduced our devs by 150% so it must be the end-all tech!" are just as insufferable as the "nope the tech is bad and won't do anything at all" crowd.

And before you mention, the hyperbole is for effect, not as an exact representation.

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