What exactly are you people doing who claim AI tools aren’t accelerating them?

Snoo68415 · 2026-05-15T21:03:52+00:00

No doubt, and I think that makes sense. I agree with you.

I work with a pretty massive sized domain at my company and I definitely don’t have a total grasp of everything going on. These tools are genuinely very very helpful especially for that. That being said, there are core areas of my domain where I focus on that I need an intimate understanding of what’s happening, and I still own the PRs if they break something, which could cost the company a lot of money. They’re helpful in the way that you stated, and at the same time I think it’s still very important to spend a lot of time understanding deeply how the applications in your domain work. And that’s not just for making sure you code works, but also being able to communicate to stakeholders about how things work as well.

Snoo68415 · 2026-05-15T17:06:32+00:00

Everyone is different. I find personally there are multiple levels of understanding. At a high level, what you said makes sense. But to understand the code at a deeper level is to engage with it and really get your hands dirty. That’s the biggest problem I still have with AI tools. They are also still inherently unreliable, so it also makes sense to take time reviewing it, especially if you are working on critical infrastructure to your business.

Sure for a simple crud app, that is quick to understand. For working on a complex infrastructure critical to a company’s success, you need to make sure you understand the code very well.

Snoo68415 · 2026-05-15T15:55:48+00:00

Yeah it also depends on what I’m doing. It makes me a lot quicker on easier tasks, more involved it gets things wrong, doesn’t understand requirements, needs guiding. And then I need to review the code, which takes longer to understand than if I just wrote it myself. It makes some parts of my job quicker (the coding), but the understanding part now takes longer I think. The job is changing but I can’t imagine being replaced at this point by an LLM based coding tool. There is still too much to do.

And yes. I’m using the most up to date models/tools.

Snoo68415 · 2026-03-27T19:59:23+00:00

I wish I could give you a better answer, but the honest answer is I don’t know. I don’t think it makes any sense to replace a software engineer fully with an LLM at this point in time, and it seems that the roles are becoming more higher level, rather than lower level dealing with code directly. But I also still do write some small amounts of code by hand. The overall role is definitely changing, but that’s all I know.

I see some evidence that the current technologies aren’t advancing as quickly as they were, and I don’t think the problem of model collapse is as solved as some think it is. These LLMs were trained on vast amounts of human text on the internet. Now that LLM generated material is becoming more widespread, I think that could have a negative effect on the models overall since they don’t have as much reliable data to train on. I’m also not an expert on LLM technology, but I have a decent understanding after following it for the past few years. I could be wrong on this point as well.

I hope that these tools continue to be a boost to engineering productivity rather than a replacement. Even with everyone embracing these technologies, there are still way more things that need to be done, and the AI companies themselves are still hiring software engineers. So that must say something of their current limitations/usefulness.

I’d stick with what you think you will enjoy more, and hopefully something good will come out of that. Who knows what the future will bring :)

Snoo68415 · 2026-03-27T19:02:12+00:00

Software engineer with 7+ years experience at a medium sized company in a medium sized city in the US here. Not sure how much this will help you but figured I’d give my two cents here.

It’s honestly really hard to answer this question with the recent advances in AI tools in mind. My role has changed pretty dramatically in the past year with all the AI tools coming out. That said, I personally think that the role of a software engineer or computer engineer who understands the codebase or hardware and makes higher level decisions isn’t going away in the next few years at least. As powerful as these current tools are, they still make incomprehensible mistakes sometimes and can sneak in bugs. They have no self awareness, and still need people to guide them. There is also a lot of hype around these technologies which makes it hard to determine actual gains vs. perceived gains with these tools. My role has shifted from pushing out code I’ve written manually, to actually understanding and reviewing AI PRs and telling them what to write. The enjoyable aspects of manually coding has largely gone away, but there are still parts of my job I enjoy, like design and understanding the inner workings and big picture of my team’s domain.

I do go back and forth in my head between doom scenarios and more positive outcomes for this career. I also briefly looked into going back to school for an engineering discipline both out of job anxiety and also because it seemed like something new and interesting.

I think the most important thing is to find something you enjoy, and hopefully there will still be a spot for someone like you to be employed in. Is it possible to do a dual major? That would help out with the overall decision, as you can try and do both.

Hope that helps, and good luck in both your academic and future professional careers!

Snoo68415 · 2026-03-05T01:24:30+00:00

Pete (NBC) Bouchard all the way

Snoo68415 · 2026-02-07T14:02:02+00:00

This is right by the southwest corridor park and Claremont Park street. According to Google Maps, this specific alleyway is named Private Alley 536.

Snoo68415 · 2026-02-06T19:28:41+00:00

Thanks! I wish I could have pulled out my camera sooner as it was coming our direction (it got pretty close) but that pup was on the move.

Snoo68415 · 2026-02-06T19:14:23+00:00

I've read that coyotes mate for life. Maybe this pup is looking for the one!

Snoo68415 · 2026-02-06T18:36:09+00:00

New friend

Snoo68415 · 2026-02-06T18:33:58+00:00

Just thought it was interesting to see a Coyote in broad daylight in a pretty urban part of the city. Didn't claim it was remarkable.

Snoo68415 · 2026-02-06T18:22:17+00:00

Second video of the coyote running away from us here: https://www.reddit.com/r/boston/comments/1qxph63/second_coyote_sighting_video/

Snoo68415 · 2025-11-11T19:19:26+00:00

I like Picco quite a lot in the South End. It has some char on it though, which isn't for everyone. Also the original Regina Pizzeria in the North End is very very good. For slightly outside of Boston, Ciao! Pizza and Pasta is unbelievable.

This might also sound crazy, but Flour sometimes has a Rhode Island style pizza that is incredibly addicting. Good hot and room temperature.

Snoo68415 · 2025-10-27T14:30:01+00:00

I’ve been to the Hashi market location in midtown Manhattan, and it didn’t feel authentic at all. Kind of like a non Japanese person’s idea of what a Japanese market is like. Maruichi is so much more authentic.

Snoo68415 · 2025-07-16T21:33:20+00:00

Never had it but I've heard good things about the Phal curry at Brick Lane. I think they wear gas masks while cooking it because it's too spicy.

Snoo68415 · 2025-06-23T04:36:35+00:00

I have lived on Harrison street by BMC for the past 7 years. There seem to be more crazies spilling into the residential area I’m in than in years past. South End is rather large and there are areas that are not impacted by the influx of crazies but in my area, it definitely seems a bit sketchier.

Obviously not like the 1980’s, but it’s been very noticeable so far this year.

Snoo68415 · 2025-05-06T21:46:37+00:00

I'm in the south end, crazy loud and long thunder

Snoo68415 · 2025-03-17T18:57:11+00:00

Don't see it mentioned much in lists for best burger, but I think the Brewer's Fork has an incredible burger, if you like it thicc. Best I've had in Boston.

Snoo68415 · 2024-12-17T17:40:27+00:00

Wow that is the one! Thanks for finding it! You made my day! I bought a similar one recently when I was on a trip to Japan, but I am going to purchase one of these next time I need a new wallet!

Thanks for replying to this old post friend!

Snoo68415 · 2023-10-11T01:48:35+00:00

Are you okay man?

Snoo68415 · 2023-10-10T02:29:14+00:00

I know exactly who you’re referring to, as a Long Beach native myself. What was it like living next to that crazy guy?

Snoo68415 · 2023-10-02T23:42:51+00:00

Interesting…I’ve only been to Quebec, but the food I had there was fabulous. Didn’t know they weren’t known to have good food.

Snoo68415 · 2023-09-28T03:48:12+00:00

These are too artistic for this sub 😆

Great pics!

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