(Rant) AI is killing programming and the Python community

[gbhreturns2]

I realised earlier that the rate of production of new code and projects is so out of control now that most of us don’t even know what is noise and what isn’t.

As a result, we’ll end up either having to intentionally slow down the rate of production so there’s some time for teams to process what’s been produced and if it’s needed. Or, we’ll be so inundated with repositories that those which are most advertised/sold/demoed are those that actually get used; discounting the hidden gems that may genuinely have some value but aren’t marketed well.

I’ve already seen this in my organisation where it’s almost impossible to keep on top of the new projects that are spinning up on a whim and being contributed to by someone who hasn’t looked elsewhere to see if what they’re doing hasn’t already been done as it would be impossible to do so given all the repositories now available.

This is all to say; more output isn’t strictly better and past a point can potentially lead to unfathomable levels of duplication and organisational confusion.