Re:IBM's CEO doesn't think AI will replace programmers anyti...
by simonw on Sunday March 23, 2025 @09:38AM
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"WITHOUT having to babysit it or give it any tips hints or corrections that a non-coder would have been unable to do"
I find that question impossible to answer, because my programming experience influences everything I use LLMs for. I can't turn that part of my brain off.
Getting AI to write code for you starts with understanding what's possible, and that's hugely informed by existing programming knowledge.
I won't ask an LLM to build me something unless I'm reasonably confident it will be able to do it - and that confidence comes from 25+ years of programming experience combined with 2+ years of intuition as to what LLMs themselves can handle.
I find that question impossible to answer, because my programming experience influences everything I use LLMs for. I can't turn that part of my brain off.
Getting AI to write code for you starts with understanding what's possible, and that's hugely informed by existing programming knowledge.
I won't ask an LLM to build me something unless I'm reasonably confident it will be able to do it - and that confidence comes from 25+ years of programming experience combined with 2+ years of intuition as to what LLMs themselves can handle.