It reminds me of the old book I am reading: ‘Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs’.
Here you conjure spells to set things in motion. The spells are the code you write, that performs something magical (with the symbol ‘lambda’ in the middle.
I really like this picture and I remember feeding like god, when I created a program just out of nothing. Just code that came from my mind. I can build and destroy with nearly zero cost.
I must say, I am not happy with LLMs for many reasons.
The problem is:
They cannot think and use sooo much energy and money.
I really don’t know what will happen to Software Development.
I fear the next generation of software developers will not be able to conjure good code, because they never took the time and persistence to understand what good code means.
They never will be good wizards, because it takes time and commitment to become one.
I really hope the AI-bubble will burst, before it is too late.
It's probably right to feel all kinds of things about it right now. Nobody knows where this is going. Best case, there will just be more software in the world, and we will be valued for our ability to conjure the right thing at the right time, at scale. Taste, accountability, and all that human type stuff. Maybe we have to learn to live with more uncertaintly, just like we had to learn to live with constant learning and relearning. And the worst case? Who knows, and maybe that's the worst part right now. Lots of feels.
Zach you truly are the ‘Wizard of Ash’
Hi Zach.
Thanks for sharing this.
It reminds me of the old book I am reading: ‘Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs’.
Here you conjure spells to set things in motion. The spells are the code you write, that performs something magical (with the symbol ‘lambda’ in the middle.
I really like this picture and I remember feeding like god, when I created a program just out of nothing. Just code that came from my mind. I can build and destroy with nearly zero cost.
I must say, I am not happy with LLMs for many reasons.
The problem is:
They cannot think and use sooo much energy and money.
I really don’t know what will happen to Software Development.
I fear the next generation of software developers will not be able to conjure good code, because they never took the time and persistence to understand what good code means.
They never will be good wizards, because it takes time and commitment to become one.
I really hope the AI-bubble will burst, before it is too late.
What do you think?
Cheers from Heiko
It's probably right to feel all kinds of things about it right now. Nobody knows where this is going. Best case, there will just be more software in the world, and we will be valued for our ability to conjure the right thing at the right time, at scale. Taste, accountability, and all that human type stuff. Maybe we have to learn to live with more uncertaintly, just like we had to learn to live with constant learning and relearning. And the worst case? Who knows, and maybe that's the worst part right now. Lots of feels.