[lyu07282]

Good point I think there is a fundamental difference in the way people see software engineering, this doesn't have anything to do with generative AI, the disagreement existed way before then:

* for some it is a form of art or craftsmanship, they take pride of their work and view it not just as a means to an end, they hone their skills just like any craftsman will, they believe that the quality of the work and the goal or purpose it serves are intrinsically linked and can never be separated

* for others its a means to an end, the process or object it produces is irrelevant EXCEPT for the purpose it serves, only the end goal matters, things like software quality are irrelevant distractions that must be optimized away since they serve no inherent purpose

There is no way to reconcile this, these are just radically different perspectives.

If you only care about the goal then of course raising questions about the quality of the output of current state of generative AI will be of no concern to you.