@kentcdodds: Starting to feel this
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Kent C. Dodds agrees with DHH that AI models are proficient at tasks like architecture, not just code writing, challenging the idea of retreating from coding.
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Starting to feel this
DHH (@dhh): I understand the appeal in trying to find the first plausible fortress in our retreat from writing code, but if you think it’s “architecture”, I have bad news for you. The models are also very good at that.
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