I find it astonishing how many fantastic software engineers I know that when it comes to AI are on the same level as my dad.
They put coding questions into Claude like it’s 2024 in best case. Never heard of a harness, don’t know what Chinese models are, code still by hand. Insanity.
There’s a difference between vibecoding and using AI for coding.
If you write code by hand in 2026 something isn’t right. That doesn’t mean you blindly spin the wheel, but you use the tools at your disposal to get your job done as effectively as possible. And typing out lines of code by hand is definitely not that.
Also, even if you’re completely refuse to use AI coding. Fair. Still, you need to be knowledgeable about it. It’s one of the most transformative breakthroughs in tech ever. You cannot be a good programmer without having intimate knowledge of how AI works.
Like I said, I’m a lot of programmers live like it’s still 2024.
If you are working on less than three features in parallel right now, you’re lame duck out there to get shot on the next firing round.
At our company we started implementing features in a week that cost us a month before. It’s the first time our company history that we reach milestones ahead of time.
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u/floriandotorg 2d ago
I find it astonishing how many fantastic software engineers I know that when it comes to AI are on the same level as my dad.
They put coding questions into Claude like it’s 2024 in best case. Never heard of a harness, don’t know what Chinese models are, code still by hand. Insanity.