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by mckn1ght 429 days ago
There will still be people who care to go deeper and learn what an API is and how to design a good one. They will be able to build the services and clients faster and go deeper using AI code assistants.

And then, yes, you’ll have the legions of vibe coders living in Plato’s cave and churning out tinker toys.
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fragmede 429 days ago
That’s it then isn’t it? We are at the level where we’re making tinker toys. What is the tinker toy industry like? Instead of expensive start up Google office. Do I at least get a workshop in the back of the garden? How much does it pay?
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mckn1ght 427 days ago
I mean yeah a lot of tech is doing is tinker toy BS. A lot of people in it to make money, not make the world better in any material way. To some extent that’s fine, but some people become deluded.

There are still real things being done, but they often don’t pay as nicely or live in the spotlight.

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