Optional@lemmy.world to Fuck AI@lemmy.world · 4 months agohappy non-engineers will slowly transition into sad underpaid engineerscdn.fosstodon.orgimagemessage-square59fedilinkarrow-up1769arrow-down117file-text
arrow-up1752arrow-down1imagehappy non-engineers will slowly transition into sad underpaid engineerscdn.fosstodon.orgOptional@lemmy.world to Fuck AI@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square59fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaremkwt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up34·4 months agoThere is a long, long history in this industry, going back to COBOL, at least, of “just one magic tool, bro, and we can get all of the non-programmers to make their own software.” It hasn’t happened yet
minus-squareBlackmist@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·4 months agoHaving dealt with turning requirements into software for 25 years myself, I can say that it will never happen. Primarily because most business people can’t even define the problems they’re trying to solve, let alone define a solution for it. Half my job seems to be digging back up towards them to get at the real crux of any issue.
minus-squareOptional@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down4·4 months agoExactly! It doesn’t help that AI is shit and millionaires are so divorced from reality.
There is a long, long history in this industry, going back to COBOL, at least, of “just one magic tool, bro, and we can get all of the non-programmers to make their own software.”
It hasn’t happened yet
Having dealt with turning requirements into software for 25 years myself, I can say that it will never happen.
Primarily because most business people can’t even define the problems they’re trying to solve, let alone define a solution for it.
Half my job seems to be digging back up towards them to get at the real crux of any issue.
Exactly!
It doesn’t help that AI is shit and millionaires are so divorced from reality.