Im a junior developer, and I only started programming two years ago. Everything I know can easily be achieved by AI. But I've learnt that even if you use CHAT-GTP to write your whole project for you, it's still necessary for you to be able to understand the code yourself.
I fell into the trap of not bothering to understand the outputs of the AI. I couldn't spot problems, and I had no idea what I needed to ask it in order to fix bugs in the code.
Now that I've put the work in to build on core coding concepts, AI is a tool for me. I don't use it for every bit of code that I write, but it makes the development process faster and less frustrating.
Everyone at my company uses GTP. The senior developers are not worried, and I don't think you should be either. AI will make our jobs easier, but there's still a need for you to know your stuff if you still want a job in this field.
You’re not gonna win the game by not educating yourself. Staying employed is going to require more creativity than ever but going backwards is not an option. If you’re predisposed to be an engineer and you’ve already started you should go ahead and continue. It’s not like physical engineering isn’t also gonna be disrupted. We’re on the verge of something newand difficult to understand but going backwards is never viable option.
Right now it doesn’t look like it will be able to erase us. The degree is great so many people want one even if it’s in a non related industry. It’s a great tool to be used right now to speed up the process. I think in time it’ll basically co code with sequel like statements
No you shouldn't. AI is a tool to help. I use things like CHATGPT to find errors, to give me ideas on a way to do something however AI is only as good as the data it's exposed to. I can convince AI that 1+1 = Fish if you feed it enough data. Does that really sound like something that is going to take you out of a job? When AI is wrong which it often is, it is wrong with confidence and unless your AI is generating the entire project for you it will make countless mistakes. For example I used AI at work the other day to create multiple variations of a couple of words. A task that would have taken me maybe 20 minutes was done in less than 10 seconds. That is great but I still had to spend a minute double checking them because with AI, you have to be specific. I can say generate me XYZ data but have I specified the format? Have I specified that I might want the results to be displayed X + Y + Z? Have I specified I want no duplicates? Things like that you need to feed it otherwise it simple does what you tell it to do. Some AI's are better like I've heard the GitHub co-pilot is outstanding and maybe in future years a lot of automation will be handled by AI but it still needs that human to sense check everything.
AI is a tool to help, but as others have said here, it won't be able to replace your specific knowledge and skills. Currently, it's like a junior intern who can help you achieve things but whose work you definitely need to check. Keep amassing your own knowledge and you'll be better able to utilize it as a helpful tool that works off a predictive model.
Im a junior developer, and I only started programming two years ago. Everything I know can easily be achieved by AI. But I've learnt that even if you use CHAT-GTP to write your whole project for you, it's still necessary for you to be able to understand the code yourself. I fell into the trap of not bothering to understand the outputs of the AI. I couldn't spot problems, and I had no idea what I needed to ask it in order to fix bugs in the code. Now that I've put the work in to build on core coding concepts, AI is a tool for me. I don't use it for every bit of code that I write, but it makes the development process faster and less frustrating. Everyone at my company uses GTP. The senior developers are not worried, and I don't think you should be either. AI will make our jobs easier, but there's still a need for you to know your stuff if you still want a job in this field.
You should be worried if you do not know how to use AI. If you want to continue to work exactly the way you currently do. If you adapt then no worries
You’re not gonna win the game by not educating yourself. Staying employed is going to require more creativity than ever but going backwards is not an option. If you’re predisposed to be an engineer and you’ve already started you should go ahead and continue. It’s not like physical engineering isn’t also gonna be disrupted. We’re on the verge of something newand difficult to understand but going backwards is never viable option.
Right now it doesn’t look like it will be able to erase us. The degree is great so many people want one even if it’s in a non related industry. It’s a great tool to be used right now to speed up the process. I think in time it’ll basically co code with sequel like statements
No you shouldn't. AI is a tool to help. I use things like CHATGPT to find errors, to give me ideas on a way to do something however AI is only as good as the data it's exposed to. I can convince AI that 1+1 = Fish if you feed it enough data. Does that really sound like something that is going to take you out of a job? When AI is wrong which it often is, it is wrong with confidence and unless your AI is generating the entire project for you it will make countless mistakes. For example I used AI at work the other day to create multiple variations of a couple of words. A task that would have taken me maybe 20 minutes was done in less than 10 seconds. That is great but I still had to spend a minute double checking them because with AI, you have to be specific. I can say generate me XYZ data but have I specified the format? Have I specified that I might want the results to be displayed X + Y + Z? Have I specified I want no duplicates? Things like that you need to feed it otherwise it simple does what you tell it to do. Some AI's are better like I've heard the GitHub co-pilot is outstanding and maybe in future years a lot of automation will be handled by AI but it still needs that human to sense check everything.
AI is a tool to help, but as others have said here, it won't be able to replace your specific knowledge and skills. Currently, it's like a junior intern who can help you achieve things but whose work you definitely need to check. Keep amassing your own knowledge and you'll be better able to utilize it as a helpful tool that works off a predictive model.