[gassi]

> A coding agent allows one to feel the raw productive power a great programmer can tap into. It allows one to feel like the “10× programmers” they’ve sat next to in the open office for ten years, whose skills they never quite achieved themselves.

I fear this is the trap that most "new" developers will fall into over the next few years. I'm also worried the "great programmer" will cease to exist as the current greats retire, and the potential greats will never reach that level due to their reliance on LLMs.

[monkaiju]

I mean, Im 10ish years in, so probably have another couple decades at least, and I never use AI assistants for anything. Also one of the two highest performing team members, and the other doesn't use it either.

Its a great time to be a non-AI user, and even better to have never been one, because its easier now than ever to differentiate oneself from those who are reliant on it and, over the long run, much less effective because of it.