Kerrick's Wager: On the Future of Manual Programming
a year ago
- #Future of Work
- #AI
- #Software Development
- Steve Yegge predicts a future where developers manage AI agents instead of writing code manually.
- The author introduces 'Kerrick’s Wager,' a risk management strategy inspired by Pascal’s Wager, to decide whether to invest in learning agentic software development skills.
- Potential benefits of learning agentic development include job relevance and higher earnings, while the cost is minimal if the future remains manual programming.
- The author plans to invest time and money in learning agentic tools and techniques, such as reading books and experimenting with AI agents.
- Comments reflect support for staying ahead in technology and note the addictive nature of agentic programming.