I spent all this last week at work fixing bugs in someone else’s code.
And by “code”, I mean low-code scripts created using a user-friendly “clicks-not-code” solution that was designed to cut down on the time required to customize software.
Turns out that even low-code solutions still require a WHOLE LOT of variable checking, edge-case testing, and optimization before we move it into production.
Anyway, this is what I think of whenever someone says that AI will eliminate professional coders.
@roadriverrail Meta can slurp up public timelines now, it’s true, but that could be blocked at the IP address anytime by individual admins or by an update to the Mastodon software as a whole.
Having Fedi content posted directly to their Threads servers in real time is far more reliable.