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Taras Mishchenko Editor -in -chief Mezha.media. Taras has over 15 years of experience in IT journalism, writes about new technologies and gadgets.
In the last year, developers say, managers have raised performance and exacerbated deadlines, encouraging the widespread use of tools such as Microsoft Copilot and Amazon’s own SI. In some teams, the number of employees is almost halved, although the volume of the code to be created remains unchanged – employees claim that they have to rely on the prompts of the AI to have time, otherwise their results will fall.
“Earlier, the creation of a new feature took a week, now days,” – said one of Amazon engineers on anonymity. “We are actually forced to make a CI-generated code, shorten time for discussion and start a decision immediately.”
Technology historians already draw a parallel with the 19th century, when in the conditions of factory production of artisans were broken into small repetitive operations on conveyors. “At that time, the workers complained at a good pace and a deterioration in the quality of work,” – says the work historian Jason Renikoff. “The present implementation of the AI in programming is also felt: deep reflection is replaced by rapid modular tasks.”
Microsoft research and university partners in 2023 showed that SI-assistants can increase the productivity of programmers by more than 25 %. Amazon Head Andy Jassi is approvingly responding to such results, emphasizing that speed is “key” to competitors, and praises a generative AI for “cost savings”.
Not all developers are upset with changes. SI fans say that he releases them from boring tasks (updating the outdated code, writing tests), allowing them to focus on high -level development. “AI saved us thousands of” development years “,” Jassi wrote in a letter to shareholders. Referring to the fact that in the development of software years of experience or “development years”, often used to evaluate the expertise of the developer. Usually it is considered that the younger developer has 1-3 years of experience, the developer of the average is usually 3-5 years.
But the University of Harvard Economist, Lawrence Katz, warns that through artificial intelligence, newcomers may not acquire fundamental skills: “They may never master the basics of programming if AI writes the first drafts for them.”
Amazon engineers debate resonate with the experience of their colleagues in the company’s warehouses. There, the work of the pectors increased productivity tenfold, but many employees complained of routine and physical activity.
“We see the repetition of their former problems in our new workflows,” Amazon developers shared. “At first, the aid was optional, but when productivity raised, it became mandatory.”
Amazon claims that regularly views the staff and can enlarge teams as needed. “We will continue to adapt, integrating the generative AI into our processes,” said spokesman Brad Glasser. The company also notes a positive response from employees about their Shi investments.
Shopify and Google imitate the same course: both have declared an artificial intelligence with a “basic requirement” and will include shi-fors in the assessment of employees.
Although AI may democratize the creation of programs by prototying and reducing the entry barriers, developers from Amazon and other companies are thinking that speed in exchange for a deep vision can jeopardize their profession. As one of the developers said, “AI is a blessing for prototyping, but a challenge to gain experience.”
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Taras Mishchenko Editor -in -chief Mezha.media. Taras has over 15 years of experience in IT journalism, writes about new technologies and gadgets.
In the last year, developers say, managers have raised performance and exacerbated deadlines, encouraging the widespread use of tools such as Microsoft Copilot and Amazon’s own SI. In some teams, the number of employees is almost halved, although the volume of the code to be created remains unchanged – employees claim that they have to rely on the prompts of the AI to have time, otherwise their results will fall.
“Earlier, the creation of a new feature took a week, now days,” – said one of Amazon engineers on anonymity. “We are actually forced to make a CI-generated code, shorten time for discussion and start a decision immediately.”
Technology historians already draw a parallel with the 19th century, when in the conditions of factory production of artisans were broken into small repetitive operations on conveyors. “At that time, the workers complained at a good pace and a deterioration in the quality of work,” – says the work historian Jason Renikoff. “The present implementation of the AI in programming is also felt: deep reflection is replaced by rapid modular tasks.”
Microsoft research and university partners in 2023 showed that SI-assistants can increase the productivity of programmers by more than 25 %. Amazon Head Andy Jassi is approvingly responding to such results, emphasizing that speed is “key” to competitors, and praises a generative AI for “cost savings”.
Not all developers are upset with changes. SI fans say that he releases them from boring tasks (updating the outdated code, writing tests), allowing them to focus on high -level development. “AI saved us thousands of” development years “,” Jassi wrote in a letter to shareholders. Referring to the fact that in the development of software years of experience or “development years”, often used to evaluate the expertise of the developer. Usually it is considered that the younger developer has 1-3 years of experience, the developer of the average is usually 3-5 years.
But the University of Harvard Economist, Lawrence Katz, warns that through artificial intelligence, newcomers may not acquire fundamental skills: “They may never master the basics of programming if AI writes the first drafts for them.”
Amazon engineers debate resonate with their coles experience D in the warehouses of the company. There, the work of the pectors increased productivity tenfold, but many employees complained of routine and physical activity.
“We see the repetition of their former problems in our new workflows,” Amazon developers shared. “At first, the aid was optional, but when productivity raised, it became mandatory.”
Amazon claims that regularly views the staff and can enlarge teams as needed. “We will continue to adapt, integrating the generative AI into our processes,” said spokesman Brad Glasser. The company also notes a positive response from employees about their Shi investments.
Shopify and Google imitate the same course: both have declared an artificial intelligence with a “basic requirement” and will include shi-fors in the assessment of employees.
Although AI may democratize the creation of programs by prototying and reducing the entry barriers, developers from Amazon and other companies are thinking that speed in exchange for a deep vision can jeopardize their profession. As one of the developers said, “AI is a blessing for prototyping, but a challenge to gain experience.”