This is exactly how I’ve used copilot for over a year now. It’s really helpful! Especially with repetitive code. Certainly worth what my employer pays for it.
The general public has a very different idea of that though and I frequently meet people very surprised the entire profession hasn’t been automated yet based on headlines like this.
Because you are using it like that doesn't mean that it can't be used for the whole stack and on its own and the public including laymen such as the Nvidia CEO and Sam think that yes, we (I'm a dev) will be replaced. Plan accordingly my friend.
Even last year's gpt4 could make a whole iphone app from scratch for someone that doesn't know how to code. You can find videos online. I think you are applying the ostrich method which is understandable. We need to adapt.
Complexity increase over time. I can create new features in minutes for my new selfhosted projects, equivalent work on my entreprise work takes days...
Making a simple app isn't evidence that it will replace people, any more than a 90%-good self-driving car is evidence that we'll get a 100%-good self-driving car.
Which industry would you pivot to? The only industry that is desperate for workers right now is the defense industry. But manufacturing shells for Ukraine and Israel does not seem appealing.
I was a hacker before the entire stack I work in was common or released, and I’ll be one when all our tools change again in the future. I have family who programmed with punch cards.
But I doubt the predictions from men whose net worth depends on the hype they foment.
The general public has a very different idea of that though and I frequently meet people very surprised the entire profession hasn’t been automated yet based on headlines like this.