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Essay predicting AI turns coders into "product engineers" ignites hype debate

Critic dismisses the essay as "slop" on Mastodon

Mastodon user tante posts a dismissive content-warning style reaction to the piece, rejecting its framing outright.

“Content warning: Source is slop post”

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seldo Author of the essaytante Mastodon criticHalkcyon Lead skeptic in the Lobsters threadsimonw Lobsters commenter

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Peak 15 pieces in 4h at Sep 14, 8 AM; 33 pieces over 15 days (8 posts · 25 comments) Sep 13, 8 PM — 1 piece · 1 post — Mastodon 1Sep 14, 12 AM — 1 piece · 1 post — Hacker News 1Sep 14, 4 AM — 2 pieces · 1 post · 1 comment — Lobsters 2Sep 14, 8 AM — 15 pieces · 2 posts · 13 comments — Lobsters 13, Mastodon 1, Hacker News 1Sep 14, 12 PM — 5 pieces · 1 post · 4 comments — Lobsters 4, Reddit 1Sep 14, 4 PM — 3 pieces · 3 comments — Reddit 2, Lobsters 1Sep 14, 8 PM — 2 pieces · 1 post · 1 comment — Hacker News 1, Lobsters 1Sep 15, 12 AM — quietSep 15, 4 AM — 1 piece · 1 comment — Lobsters 1Sep 15, 8 AM — 1 piece · 1 comment — Lobsters 1Sep 15, 12 PM — quietSep 15, 4 PM — quietSep 15, 8 PM — 1 piece · 1 comment — Lobsters 1Sep 16, 12 AM — 1 piece · 1 post — Hacker News 1Sep 16, 4 AM — quietSep 16, 8 AM — quietSep 16, 12 PM — quietSep 16, 4 PM — quietSep 16, 8 PM — quietSep 17, 12 AM — quietSep 17, 4 AM — quietSep 17, 8 AM — quietSep 17, 12 PM — quietSep 17, 4 PM — quietSep 17, 8 PM — quietSep 18, 12 AM — quietSep 18, 4 AM — quietSep 18, 8 AM — quietSep 18, 12 PM — quietSep 18, 4 PM — quietSep 18, 8 PM — quietSep 19, 12 AM — quietSep 19, 4 AM — quietSep 19, 8 AM — quietSep 19, 12 PM — quietSep 19, 4 PM — quietSep 19, 8 PM — quietSep 20, 12 AM — quietSep 20, 4 AM — quietSep 20, 8 AM — quietSep 20, 12 PM — quietSep 20, 4 PM — quietSep 20, 8 PM — quietSep 21, 12 AM — quietSep 21, 4 AM — quietSep 21, 8 AM — quietSep 21, 12 PM — quietSep 21, 4 PM — quietSep 21, 8 PM — quietSep 22, 12 AM — quietSep 22, 4 AM — quietSep 22, 8 AM — quietSep 22, 12 PM — quietSep 22, 4 PM — quietSep 22, 8 PM — quietSep 23, 12 AM — quietSep 23, 4 AM — quietSep 23, 8 AM — quietSep 23, 12 PM — quietSep 23, 4 PM — quietSep 23, 8 PM — quietSep 24, 12 AM — quietSep 24, 4 AM — quietSep 24, 8 AM — quietSep 24, 12 PM — quietSep 24, 4 PM — quietSep 24, 8 PM — quietSep 25, 12 AM — quietSep 25, 4 AM — quietSep 25, 8 AM — quietSep 25, 12 PM — quietSep 25, 4 PM — quietSep 25, 8 PM — quietSep 26, 12 AM — quietSep 26, 4 AM — quietSep 26, 8 AM — quietSep 26, 12 PM — quietSep 26, 4 PM — quietSep 26, 8 PM — quietSep 27, 12 AM — quietSep 27, 4 AM — quietSep 27, 8 AM — quietSep 27, 12 PM — quietSep 27, 4 PM — quietSep 27, 8 PM — quietYesterday, 12 AM — quietYesterday, 4 AM — quietYesterday, 8 AM — quietYesterday, 12 PM — quietYesterday, 4 PM — quietYesterday, 8 PM — quietToday, 12 AM — quiet 1–5
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