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https://www.oreilly.com/radar/ai-and-programming-the-beginning-of-a-new-era/
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AI won’t replace programmers lol
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More like, the cost of trying new things has gone down by orders of magnitude, and the addressable surface area of programming has gone up by orders of magnitude!
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AI is great for building MVPs, but we will need professional SWEs to understand systems design, testing methodolwogies, regulatory requirements, and deployment at scale
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New spectrum of software creation
- one end - vibe coding
- other end - AI Engineering
- the disciplined integration of models into robust systems
- The raw model is just the beginning, like HTML to the web → the real development/change will happen in how these models are integrated, refined, and deployed as components in larger systems
- reminds me of Model Context Protocol (MCP)s
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New hybrid computing paradigm
- An AI app (including just a chatbot) is actually a hybrid of AI and traditional software engineering
- like a car
- engine - model
- u need a whole lot around it to make it a sports car → context management, codified workflows, etc
| traditional | new |
|---|---|
| can write poetry but struggles with basic arithmetic | calculates flawlessly but lacks creativity |
| reliable but rigit | flexible but unreliable |
- This isn’t just about using AI tools to write code faster—though that’s valuable. It’s about reimagining what software can do, who can create it, and how we approach problems that previously seemed intractable.