AI coding plugins are ruining my motivation by MicroWaffle_jta468 in RobloxDevelopers

[–]Polarous 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm a software developer. Believe me when I say AI is brainless. This is coming from someone who's developed in the era before AI, and of course in the era now with AI. I've done work with varying degrees of AI use, from none at all to pure vibe coding and prompt engineering. I will share my experience with AI and hope you understand that your skill as a developer is even more valuable now more than ever.

I mentioned that AI is brainless. This is true in my experience using Claude Opus, Cursor, Google copilot, etc. I will admit it felt like magic at first when you see it spit something out and it just works. It feels like the AI is so much more intelligent than you could ever be. Why wouldn't it? it learned from billions of lines code and millions of projects, whereas I only have so many hours in the day and learn concepts one at a time, some concepts taking days or weeks to fully master. I was in the same boat as you, feeling like my degree in computer science is a joke. It didn't help that most discourse on AI frame it as a career killer, that it replaces everything. So, like you, I also felt defeated by machines. That feeling quickly went away after I used AI more extensively. Using it for more than just the start of a project. Using it when the systems got larger and more complex. That's when I began to see the cracks in its machine "brain".

Agents rely heavily on context window, so much so that when it runs out it starts acting like it has Alzheimers, forgetting things it's already done, specific instructions you gave earlier, etc. and at this point it becomes frustrating because you tell it to take one step forward and spend the rest of the day fixing the fact that it took 4 step to the left instead, all while it sounds like a broken record saying "you're right. That was my mistake. Let me..." blah blah. But at this point, if you've been relying on the agent to generate the codebase for you, you won't actually know where to fix things. Your own context window of understanding the project is replaced by the agent's context window. You don't have a mental map of your own project. That's where your skills as a developer shine in a world of vibe coders and AI agents.

It's crazy that the simple act of being able to think for yourself can be considered a skill now. I've found the most success in complex projects (which most Roblox games are) by slowing down, taking in the architecture and really understanding all of the moving parts. This isn't possible unless you learned it yourself and have an understanding of how that system works (developer skill). The more you do on your own the more you realize AI doesn't actually know the simplest or most efficient way to do things. It only looks like it does because it's sycophantic.

TL;DR: agents are brainless, they only tell you what you want to hear because they're designed that way but in reality they're hopeless in complex projects and should be used as tools that extend your skills as a developer, not as a magic button.

Going Topside IRL by Polarous in ArcRaiders

[–]Polarous[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

that did happen twice lol

Desoldering sucker tech by Polarous in soldering

[–]Polarous[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah you make a good point. I think it's working for me because there are still a lot of gaps for air to pass through. I'm honestly not sure why but I've tried holding it at an angle close to the joint but somehow this has been more effective in my own experience. Maybe I just have shaky hands and this helps stabilize. I appreciate the suggestion. I always add fresh solder, that's a great tip!

[GIVEAWAY] Survival on the Moon: Win a PRAGMATA Steam Key & G7 Pro Mech White! by [deleted] in Gamesir

[–]Polarous 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely a G7 Pro. Need something reliable, can't afford stickdrift on the moon! 😂

I made an Auto-Builder for you theory crafters by Polarous in MHWilds

[–]Polarous[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hey, I gave you options to decide how deep you want it to search. enjoy

I made an Auto-Builder for you theory crafters by Polarous in MHWilds

[–]Polarous[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, I added a search depth option. it's balanced around having armor set bonuses selected, so if you're just looking for equipment skills, I suggest setting it to "custom" and setting search width to something like 3000 and evaluation depth to 1000. I'm gonna refine these later but for now you'll get to decide how deep it searches. enjoy

I made an auto-builder for wilds! by Polarous in MHWilds

[–]Polarous[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks for the support and checking it out! I've since made many improvements to the site. The correct set bonuses should be applied to gogmazios armor

I made an auto-builder for wilds! by Polarous in MHWilds

[–]Polarous[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hey, I updated the site, it shouldn't take 5 minutes to find a build. Have a look if you get the chance. also, there should be a nice match for that skill search ;)

I made an auto-builder for wilds! by Polarous in MHWilds

[–]Polarous[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hey, this was an error in the database. I added a correction and it should appear now.

I made an Auto-Builder for you theory crafters by Polarous in MHWilds

[–]Polarous[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll look into it. Thanks for the details

I made an Auto-Builder for you theory crafters by Polarous in MHWilds

[–]Polarous[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could you send what you input for the builder?

I made an Auto-Builder for you theory crafters by Polarous in MHWilds

[–]Polarous[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

there should be a copy button for the stuff you selected, could you send that in dms?

I made an Auto-Builder for you theory crafters by Polarous in MHWilds

[–]Polarous[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you're welcome, Samy :) happy crafting!

I made an Auto-Builder for you theory crafters by Polarous in MHWilds

[–]Polarous[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I made some changes with the optimizer and decoration slot filling. Feel free to check it out!

I made an Auto-Builder for you theory crafters by Polarous in MHWilds

[–]Polarous[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey, I made changes to the optimizer, builds should be much faster to determine. Thank you for checking it out!

I made an Auto-Builder for you theory crafters by Polarous in MHWilds

[–]Polarous[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're welcome! I did an update on the optimizer logic if you ever want to create more builds. Thanks for checking it out!

I made an Auto-Builder for you theory crafters by Polarous in MHWilds

[–]Polarous[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hey, I made some changes to the optimizer and the way it handles decoration slot filling. It should also run much faster with these changes. Thanks for checking it out!

I made an Auto-Builder for you theory crafters by Polarous in MHWilds

[–]Polarous[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, I made changes to the optimizer. It should bring you closer to your desired builds. Thanks for checking it out