@simon Yeah but that’s exactly gonna happen once you...

@simon Yeah but that’s exactly gonna happen once you work under economic constraints and middle managers pining for promotions. My point is exactly what you’re accidentally implying: they’re amazing for tinkering but a time bomb in prod envs. 🤷‍♂️

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Simon Willison

@hynek I certainly won’t deny that there are an incredible new array of footguns now available to anyone who wants them

31 August at 14:07 | Open on fedi.simonwillison.net

🥥Matthew Martin🥥☑

@simon @hynek re: rate of adoption for new programming practices at the office
I first saw unit tests in 1998. First project where the entire org was fighting for unit tests rather than deliberately misunderstaning, ignoring or fighting against them: 2020.

It will be 22 years before there is widespread encouragement of AI aided coding. My current client bans AI through the entire org for all purposes. We're all talking about scifi futures for most people.

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