Why is your identity tied to writing code ? That reads a bit weird to me at least. You're being paid to solve business problems, not to write code. Now you can do it without writing code. Maybe try to form a different identity ? I wouldn't ever define my identity (not before AI) as someone who writes code.
> Now you can do it without writing code. That’s just a gigantic bs you wouldn’t be able to stir an ai without code writing knowledge this approach in the long term we will make all of you shilling people go back to hand code crucial parts of the business logic
Ask HN: AI writes better code than me. How to keep my identity?
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Re: Ask HN: AI writes better code than me. How to keep my identity?
#32> When AI writes better code than I do, how am I supposed to maintain my motivation and identity? I'm just going to be honest, this is cope. Your self-doubt is correct here and you should listen to it. This is like a weaver asking how to maintain their identity in light of machines doing what they could do faster and cheaper. The honest answer is to find something else because at best you're delaying the inevitable.…
> The only good news here is that we'll probably only have to worry about getting by for a decade max. What’s goin to happen after a decade?
Either there is no jobs, you're dead or worse. Or in the optimistic scenario you don't need to worry about work because there is no jobs, but UBI or something.
I'm not an AI optimise, but it seems most agree the outcome of AI will be either doom or massive shared prosperity. Very few are predicting the world will mostly carry on as normal.