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Matt Garman sees a shift in software development as AI automates coding, telling staff to enhance product-management skills to stay competitive.

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[–] [email protected] 61 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Fucking hell, 80% of my job is finding out what the requirements are. 20% is then using a specialized language to write down all these requirements and the thousands of decisions I make on how to meet them.

If AI somehow replaces those 20% coding,

  • I still have to do 80% of my job, and
  • I still have to tell the AI all this shit, just this time in natural language, which is awful for codifying requirements.

How is this guy a manager, but has no idea what a software engineer does all day?

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This is why engineering managers need to come from engineering. If they couldn’t help out in the codebase in an emergency situation, they shouldn’t be making decisions like this. It’s not unreasonable for ELT to ask questions about this but if their reporters are not telling them the truth, the whole structure is broken.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago

But without ignorant, self-congratulating MBAs to artificially reduce productivity to maintain the illusion of constant growth, companies would make safer products with greater care and understanding of the entire process holistically, and you can't pay your shareholders in understanding.

[–] [email protected] 57 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Local boss doesn’t understand what his employees do all day

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Lemmy... or Reddit, but probably Lemmy.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 months ago (2 children)

All these CEOs and CIO have been huffing too much paint

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The prospect of cutting out all those $130k salaries is a hell of a drug

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago

Frankly, AI is FAR more suited to replace the C-Suites than it is competent devs at this point. Can't wait till the first company nominates an expert system as the CEO.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Paint? No, self-generated Jenkem.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I would personally adore seeing amazon's infastructure ignite in flames over this terrible idea

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

God, please let Amazon crumble under the weight of its hubris in my lifetime.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I'm dying to know what AI model he has that can maintain code XD

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Why maintain code? Just describe the program you want in a query and then every time it might need maintenance, you just tell it to generate anew.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 months ago

You can add "Don't have bugs" to the prompt to ensure the application continues to run smoothly.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Oh most definitely GROK™ as our Lord and saviour the Humble master of the greatest vehicle on the planet and in space Eron Musky will have it done by the end of the year!!!

[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 months ago

Project manager tells coders that project management is a much more important and irreplaceable job

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 months ago

In a leaked recording, Amazon cloud chief admits he doesn’t understand software development, also doesn’t understand the current AI offerings’ capabilities, and just wants the Amazon stock price to rise so he can buy a bigger boat.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Doubt that for the next decade at least. Howver, we can already replace CEOs by AI.

A chinese company named NetDragon Websoft is already doing it.
https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/ai-ceo-artificial-intelligence-b2302091.html

If you want to play with fire, Mr. Amazon Guy, don't be surprised to get burned. :]