“Coding” is an ambiguous term for many tasks and responsibilities. There is no agreed upon boundary at which point it will be “solved”. Consider these three cliches making the rounds now:
- Coding is largely solved? (ambiguous point of contention)
- Verification is not solved. (consensus)
- Maintainability is not solved. (consensus)
I have practical needs and I don’t see them getting met by arguing the semantics of point 1 while we’re suffering from 2 and 3. On a level playing field we might be able to negotiate “coding is solved” into a meaningful conversation, but the funding doesn’t want that, it wants a Superintelligence.
This seems like a pretty good article, if you like to think. Sure the author is a sceptic but not at all dismissing the usefulness of ai. They are trying to challenge the marketing hype and promote constructive feedback and discussion. Makes sense that this is something companies trying to dump their overvalued stock don’t like and may even use bots to burry.
Well, makes sense why it’s so downvoted now.
And why so many commenters obviously didn’t read or even glance at the article before replying.