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I do alot of ML in my sparetime for my hobbyprojects, so AI is speeding stuff up if i need something boilerplated. However it has slowed me significantly down if i try to use AI for things that are hard and complex.
Trying out entrepreneurship for the first time, and looking at my coding activity tracker I put in around 7-9 hours of coding, with perhaps 1-2 hours on top for non coding activities, each day. I usually take a day off each week with little to no work.
AI only wasted my time. It cannot really solve anything beyond basic StackOverflow questions and it even fails on super simple questions too. So I wasted hours to discover the fact. I work as long as I want in theory, but I try to work 8hr/day, which is expected from me, but of course at least 2hr/day is spent on meetings. Sometimes I don't "work" at all (I mean coding), usually I get around 2-4h to think and code. I…
I think these tools have some time saving applications for writing boilerplate, but I've never been able to use them to actually solve a real problem. ChatGPT feels like an improvement over Copilot but there's still a ways to go.
I'm interested to see how Copilot X [1] turns out. Maybe it will be more useful.
I often think of it as a sailor's lifestyle - you head out to sea for a while, where the work is tough but life is straightforward, and then you return home to enjoy a well-deserved break.
This kind of schedule works well for solo projects, but it can be challenging when collaborating with others. That's why I'm now focusing on building larger projects that utilize AI - it won't mind if I step away from work for an extended period.
Also, since I frequently switch between tech stacks, AI is incredibly helpful for catching up with new frameworks and programming languages. For example, if I were to write in JavaScript again, I'd need to refresh my memory on basic tasks like checking array length. While I can do this on Stack Overflow, using an AI-powered coding assistant like Copilot is much more efficient and convenient.
Monday I did ~3 hours of actual (paid) work, yesterday ~2.5 hours, last Friday ~3.5 hours (though some of that at very slow pace waiting for slow server), I'm usually not paid by hours (besides those slow on server tasks).
I sit at my computer roughly between 8-15 on standby (minus usual lunch break walking those 8 meters to kitchen) unless I go to pick some paper at doctor, going to dentist tomorrow, etc.
Moving clocks surely Fcks my schedule twice a year, since my client is from country, which doesn't observe this European/Northamerican DST nonsense.
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Slightly off topic, but how may I get into your field?
doomscrolling is a competitive environment; HN is a decent start so you are already at a good starting point, although you might want to level-up to FB, or even TikTok for more advanced skills.
I do not use or worry about AI.
I used to work a normal amount and spend a lot of time on programming hobby projects. I have since reversed that by working more and spending almost no time on hobby projects. The more time I spend at work entertaining the desires of junior developers (code style, framework nonsense) the more my desire for programming turns into a toxic loathing.
I am in compiler development, and aim to do 1-2 hours of intellectually stimulating work everyday. If I have other busywork I do as much as necessary, if not doomscrolling or read literature.
Slightly off topic, but how may I get into your field?
Most projects have bug trackers with tags for beginner friendly bugs.
There is no change in management and I have not heard of any layoffs. I work with software but in traditional industry. (i.e. stable, relatively low-paying software jobs compared to 'big tech', and where people tend to stay 10, 20, 30 years in the company).
I don't use AI in my day to day (yet, probably) but I am bullish on it in general. I currently work ~8 hour days M-F, typical stuff. > Did the layoff wave push you to work more hours than expected? No. I am a top performer (not a self assessment, officially documented) so I figure I'll be the last to go.
False sense of security. Quite a few other things can take priority over being a top performer, when it comes to cost cutting.