manuhortet

For me Cursor and v0 can and will coexist. Cursor is helpful working at smaller pieces of code in a flow you are orchestrating actively, v0 and bolt are MVP/PoC makers that can't really help much if the project grows. I do think something similar to the mythical AI SWE will happen this decade and that may eat the market, but I don't think it will emerge from these tools.

I have been working on generative AI for coding for some time (building producta.ai now), and based on user research and beta testing, people prefer tools that are good at working on existing repositories and at handling complete features, even if later they need to review / update parts of the solutions. If one specific tool ends up eating the rest, it's probably going to start like something on these lines

Great article. Although I am not sure if we really are reaching the value limits of the current LLMs, as the author mentions. Some fields as legal litigation are being disrupted as much as call centers have, but the change is happening in a much slower fashion, for many reasons. The productivity gain in these fields is potentially high, but so is human displacement. Relevant fact to consider

This looks exactly like what I wanted - thanks!

I don't think she criticizes users here, but content. I see how your way of understanding it is valid without more context.

You are right. Thanks for letting me know!

I recently read Ellen Ullman's memoir about her life as a software developer in the dot-com bubble era: "Close to the machine: Technophilia and its discontents".

The book was written before I was born, but I can still closely relate to most of the cultural points made. She does a great job defining the anxieties and frictions you experience working in the duality of the very formal computer systems and the subjective, messy working contexts, filled with deadlines, bureaucracy, "rockstars"...

Her takes on the internet are also super relevant today. A favorite extract of mine: "When I watch the users try the Internet, it slowly becomes clear to me that the Net represents the ultimate dumbing-down of the computer. The users seem to believe that they are connected to some vast treasure trove — all the knowledge of our times, an endless digitized compendium, some electronic library of Alexandria — if only they could figure out how to use it. But they just sit and click, and look disconcertedly at the junk that comes back at them".

What other similar books would you recommend?

"China has stated plainly it intends to reunify (invade) Taiwan. A majority of its population supports invasion. Its military is preparing to be ready for invasion"

Am I reading a paper or listening to Rogan?

Agree, I think the problem with recommendation engines is a different one: they are not really focused on serving content that would be valuable to you, but one that will help increase metrics you probably don't care about or that are even potentially bad for you e.g. usage time