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Devs Need AI Training

1 points by eibrahim ↗ HN
I have been running my business for years and haven’t worked on a client team/project for a while. It blew my mind how badly devs are with AI tools after joining a relatively big team in a company that is heavily invested in AI-first. It’s not a software company or even a tech company.

One example is we were in a meeting with 4 devs debating and implementation of a feature. I kept quiet but I didn’t want to over promise but the general consensus was that it would take 2 to 4 weeks to implement said feature. I finished it 1.5 hour after the meeting and sent the client a video demo. He was blown away and couldn’t believe how fast I did it.

I told him it was all AI and gave him all the warnings that it’s a POC and needs testing blah blah.

So how the heck did 3 other devs think it was going to take 4 weeks??? I know they all use the same tools I use. Is it experience? Do they not know how to use the tools right? Do they need training?

PS: sorry for any typos. Wrote on my phone while half awake

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chrisjj
> I finished it 1.5 hour after the meeting and sent the client a video demo. He was blown away and couldn’t believe how fast I did it.

He probably mistook it for a job done properly.

> So how the heck did 3 other devs think it was going to take 4 weeks???

They probably budgetted for a job done properly.

okokwhatever
You just produced a layoff my friend. And after the sarcasm we all could agree this is gonna be happening everywhere in a matter of months and we will be horrified by the lack of empathy and the industry situation and blablabla but at the end this story is the representation of a truth, not many of us will end our working life in this industry. It's over, take it or leave it.
gus_massa
> I told him it was all AI and gave him all the warnings that it’s a POC and needs testing blah blah.

A long time ago, I read that for POC it was a good idea to use crappy icons and images. Otherwise the client think it's already done because the buttons and icons are in the screen. How hard could it be to implement the backend?

Does the new feature need a "undo" button? Is it implemented?

Credit card? Deduplication if the user hits the button twice?

brudgers
the general consensus was that it would take 2 to 4 weeks to implement said feature. I finished it 1.5 hour after the meeting and sent the client a video demo. He was blown away and couldn’t believe how fast I did it.

The client was willing to pay for three weeks of work. Hopefully you charged them accordingly.