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35 sats \ 2 replies \ @k00b 25 Mar \ on: The Software Engineering Identity Crisis. devs
Perhaps the most valuable skill in this new landscape isn’t prompt engineering or systems architecture, but adaptability - the willingness to evolve, to learn new skills, and to find your unique place in a rapidly changing field.
Adaptability always seems to be in play. The only constant is change as they say. I suspect it'll outlive death and taxes.
The GitClear analysis is super interesting.
A 26% increase in code churn, with 5.7% of all code changes being revised or deleted within two weeks.
I kind of interpret this as AI generated code is so relatively cheap, it's relatively worthless, and that's what makes it valuable. It's kind of like most plastic goods - valued for their disposability.
My biggest problem with embracing vibe coding is I can't stand when the results are wrong. It's often frustrating enough that I'd rather step in and do it myself. On the other hand, it's perfectly suited to tasks that only need to be approximately correct. My biggest success vibe coding is writing scripts where I'm the only customer.
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50 sats \ 1 reply \ @justin_shocknet 25 Mar
disposability
I think part of this is fewer deps, in many cases its now quicker to accept a module or function inline diff than to find and evaluate a new dep.
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17 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 25 Mar
Very true.
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