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fathrowaway12 on Dec 4, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: An Elixir/LiveView game written entirely by ChatGP...

You'll still need engineers. But how many?

Before: a few really knowledgeable/good ones and a lot of OK ones

A few years from now: a few really good ones

What does this mean for the labor economics? Do we reap the results of increased productivity? Or are they captured by a small set of winners in a pareto distribution?

imtringued on Dec 4, 2022 | [–]

I bet this will lead to more burnout because the job isn't fun anymore. You're supposed to steal code from other people as your day job.

tangjurine on Dec 4, 2022 | [–]

At this rate it might be the dirac delta distribution.

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