I'm sure I'm not alone here. Plenty of us chronically computerized humans are almost glued to the screen, attempting to keep up with the rapid pace of this evolving space. But some days, I feel like I might be losing the battle.
I say this not because I feel too old to learn new things or anything of the sort, but more because sometimes I have a really hard time understanding how someone can be comfortable with certain changes, with accepting new paradigms so quickly.
I'll grant eight days out of the week that LinkedIn is full of rage bait, but sometimes it works. And then there's this guy who simply posts, out there for the world to see, that we should just be pushing to main.
Actually, not us. Our AI agents.
He suggests we get out of the way. Forget PRs, forget reviews, forget friction.
If you don't code, if you don't collaborate with other people, you might not understand the gravity of those words. But this is the equivalent of someone telling me: From now on, we're just going to punch waitresses in the face when they bring us our food.
Listen, I get the whole "remove friction" thing. I preach it too. But there's removing friction, and there's removing you.
The notion that someone can allow these two thoughts to coexist in their head boggles my mind.
I make software for a living, and I'm almost not involved in doing so.
Makes as much sense as adding salt to a bucket of seawater. I mean, those are words. They say something. But they're hardly the kind of words a healthy brain would utter without shame.
Again, I do get the YOLO approach too. I've been there myself. But there's a big difference.
I'm vetting the results. I'm involved in the code production, in the logic, in the architectural design of the cheese crust pizza merengue.
I'm not singing "Jesus, take the wheel" at full chest, right after naming my AI agent Jesus, of course.
Do I get it?
Yes, I do. It's tempting.
But do I get it?
No...
What are we doing?
MenO
