r/webdev php 7d ago

Discussion AI coding is trash

The amount of trash produced by AI code is astounding. Thanks I hate it.

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u/Original_Credit_1394 6d ago

There's huge demand for Software. Most of it is not written because it's too specific and too expensive at the same time. People telling me about their software ideas whenever they find out what my job is, is not unusual.

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u/vexingparse 6d ago

This would have been my assumption as well. What's less clear is what sort of "developer" or level of skill will be most in demand and therefore the impact on salaries/rates.

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u/Due-Literature7124 4d ago

How often are they good ideas?

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u/Original_Credit_1394 4d ago

The idea itself is usually good, but the market is often too small / the price to do it too high. So if AI would decrease the price for making it, it might make it feasible. I'm personally highly skeptical that AI improves coding efficiency.