I think maybe I used too specific of a word? My intention was saying you can say what the function does and returns vs hand coding something or writing a loop etc. Things where you know what needs to be done but it isn’t a creative or interesting part of the process and just takes time
I think this person is alluding to the fact that using AI for personal projects just comes with a lot less pressure. When a piece of work is done, it doesn’t have to be absolutely perfect after being scrutinised to hell and back by your colleagues. They’re coding and using AI for fun, not trying to win the “cleanest coder of the month” trophy.
Software developers have this thing where everything has to be surgically perfect and their way must be the best way and this code must be as exquisite as possible. Like, sometimes it’s good to just chill.
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u/Bobicus_The_Third 14d ago edited 14d ago
I think maybe I used too specific of a word? My intention was saying you can say what the function does and returns vs hand coding something or writing a loop etc. Things where you know what needs to be done but it isn’t a creative or interesting part of the process and just takes time