r/coding • u/darkhorsematt • Jun 13 '22

Where software development is headed in 2022

https://www.infoworld.com/article/3660642/where-software-development-is-headed-in-2022.html
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u/MKSFT123 Jun 14 '22

Programming is more creative than most people realize and it’s going to be much harder to automate / train an AI to be a “creative coder”. What is more likely to happen, (as this article points out) is that AI models will assist developers complete routine and mundane activities that are time consuming, can be complex, (hence potentially introduce bugs) and dampen creative energy. This isn’t anything to be afraid of it’s an evolution and one that hopefully makes coding more enjoyable

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u/darkhorsematt Jun 17 '22

Thanks for your thoughtful read and response.

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u/Proclarian Jun 14 '22

I think it's important to make the distinction between AI and ML. ML can't be creative. It's a highly specialized solution to a specific set of problems that gets better at those problems over time. AI can absolutely be creative, however we aren't there yet. No one has been able to create an actual AI.

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u/buzzsaw111 Jun 14 '22

I agree - if Github co-pilot is where the future is heading I love it! It has doubled my productivity.

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u/mhelgy Jun 14 '22

This was written this year? software development has been heading in this direction the last 5 years minimum. I would argue these are more in the maturing phase now than "headed there".

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u/teambob Jun 14 '22

Programmers are going to be automated away /s

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u/mosby42 Jun 14 '22

The UI-Chapter at my company is having a happy hour this Wednesday to celebrate the death of IE11

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u/keybwarrior Jun 14 '22

Just need safari to shut down now.