CIRCLE WITH A DOT

@charette ...and will stand in huge lines like women in theatre do, because there are no urinals anymore?

@charette
Decades ago, we had a similar narrative around the GUI. "Now any secretary can manage the company server!" The GUI is obviously here to stay, but it didn't exactly replace IT professionals.

We saw the same massive hype a few years ago with 3D printing supposedly replacing all manufacturing. People were posting things like, "I printed a plastic gnome; I am The Manufacturer now!" We all had a good laugh, but my 3D printer is humming away right now making a part for a hobby project -- even if it hasn't disrupted global supply chains.

LLMs are just the next tool. They make us incredibly productive, but they won't magically teach someone how the internet works or how to deploy an app outside of localhost.

Honestly, I see no reason to laugh at people like the guy in the screenshot. They're exploring and building things. They might become professionals one day, or they might just keep it as a hobby. Either way, the tool is doing its job.

@charette Too used to zsh. My .zshrc, which I’ve been lugging around from system to system, still has lines from 1996...