Comment by alickz

Comment by alickz 15 hours ago

2 replies

I agree, and my flow is similar

I've made great use of AI by keeping my boundaries clear and my requirements tight, and by rigorously ensuring I understand _every_ line of code I commit

I believe software development will transition to a role closer to director/reviewer/editor, where knowledge of programming paradigms are just as important as now, but also where _communication_ skills separate the good devs from the _great_ devs

The difference between a 1x dev and a 10x dev in future will be the latter knows how to clearly and concisely describe a problem or a requirement to laymen, peers, and LLMs alike. Something I've seen many devs struggle with today (myself included)

skydhash 4 hours ago

> but also where _communication_ skills separate the good devs from the _great_ devs

I think it has been that way since forever. If you look at all the great projects, it’s rare for the guy at the helm to not be a good communicator. And at corporate job, you soend a good chunk of the year writing stuff to people. Even the code you’re writing, you think abou the next person who’s going to read it.

CSSer 7 hours ago

I think that has always been the difference. First principles.