Re: The Slopification of the CCG

Hi,
I didn't want to react to this, as I second all the arguments valuing human
time, conciseness, and understanding the inherent mediocrity in generative
AI. It will improve to some degree, but I am still waiting for the day
magical generative AI solves something truly troubling and important ... ;)

In the late 80s and even 90s, when I met anyone who claimed an interest in
software engineering and computers, you could bet they knew something;
moreover, they all enjoyed learning, exploring, and building new things out
of thin air.

Then, it changed. A huge influx of money is often the worst thing that can
happen to something that was once a passion for those who were doing it,
and /would still be/are/ doing it today, for /almost/ free. Money attracts
a different sort of person. Last year, I interviewed three brilliant young
engineers (by education and internship) and received these responses to the
simple question: "Why software engineering?" Their answers: power, money,
and the ability to finance whatever other real interests they had.

I apologize for being so chatty, but the point is: writing and contributing
to a specification is an act of excellence. That requires conciseness and
an internally driven self-commitment coming from something other than money
or visibility.

I hope generative AI helps reduce the number of "software engineers" who
didn't really enjoy this field (not to mention AI-born computer science
experts ;). Simply put: if you don't enjoy it, if you are not willing to
put your full commitment into it, or if you let something else think for
you, please I'm sure there is an easier way to get attention ...

Thank you,
Filip
https://www.linkedin.com/in/filipkolarik/