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Devs Need AI Training

1•eibrahim•1h ago
I have been running my business for years and haven’t worked on a client team/project for a while. It blew my mind how badly devs are with AI tools after joining a relatively big team in a company that is heavily invested in AI-first. It’s not a software company or even a tech company.

One example is we were in a meeting with 4 devs debating and implementation of a feature. I kept quiet but I didn’t want to over promise but the general consensus was that it would take 2 to 4 weeks to implement said feature. I finished it 1.5 hour after the meeting and sent the client a video demo. He was blown away and couldn’t believe how fast I did it.

I told him it was all AI and gave him all the warnings that it’s a POC and needs testing blah blah.

So how the heck did 3 other devs think it was going to take 4 weeks??? I know they all use the same tools I use. Is it experience? Do they not know how to use the tools right? Do they need training?

PS: sorry for any typos. Wrote on my phone while half awake

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chrisjj•1h ago
> I finished it 1.5 hour after the meeting and sent the client a video demo. He was blown away and couldn’t believe how fast I did it.

He probably mistook it for a job done properly.

> So how the heck did 3 other devs think it was going to take 4 weeks???

They probably budgetted for a job done properly.

eibrahim•59s ago
I understand your skepticism but their estimate was for a POC not a fully blown implemented feature. What I gave them was a POC with TONS of warnings that this was AI generated and vibe coded and not tested and not reviewed etc etc. they understood but loved the fact that they have something “working” that they can show off to higher ups. I was very very clear about the fact that it was very rough and not production ready - after all it was less than 2 hours of work.
okokwhatever•7m ago
You just produced a layoff my friend. And after the sarcasm we all could agree this is gonna be happening everywhere in a matter of months and we will be horrified by the lack of empathy and the industry situation and blablabla but at the end this story is the representation of a truth, not many of us will end our working life in this industry. It's over, take it or leave it.

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