Comment by VadimPR
"I automatically programmed it" doesn't really roll off the tongue, nor does it make much sense - I reckon we need a better term.
It certainly quicker (and at times, more fun!) to develop this way, that is for certain.
"I automatically programmed it" doesn't really roll off the tongue, nor does it make much sense - I reckon we need a better term.
It certainly quicker (and at times, more fun!) to develop this way, that is for certain.
(Yes?) but the editor isn't claiming to take your job in 5 years.
Also I do feel like this is a very substantial leap.
This is sort of like the difference between some and many.
Your editor has some effect on the final result so crediting it/mentioning it doesn't really impact it (but people still do mention their editor choices and I know some git repo's with .vscode which can show that the creator used vscode, I am unfamiliar if the same might be true for other editors too)
But especially in AI, the difference is that I personally feel like its doing many/most work. It's literally writing the code which turns into the binary which runs on machine while being a black box.
I don't really know because its something that I am contradicted about too but I just want to speak my mind even if it may be a little contradicted on the whole AI distinction thing which is why I wish to discuss it with ya.
LLMs translate specs into code, if you master conputational thinking like Antirez, you basically reduce LLMs to intelligent translators of the stated computational ideas and specifications into a(ny) formal language + the typing. In that scenario LLMs are a great tool and speedup the coding process. I like how the power is in semantics, whereas syntax becomes more and more a detail (and rightfully so)!
You will say I programmed it, there is no longer for this distinction. But then you can add that you used automatic programming in the process. But shortly there will be no need to refer to this term similarly to how today you don't specify you used an editor...