AI coding is gambling on slot machines, managing developers is betting on race horses.
Dam this is so accurate. As a project manager turned product manager this is so true. You need to estimate a project based on the “pedigree” of your engineers
Would it make us uncomfortable to reword the above example to
> AI coding is gambling on slot machines, managing developers is gambling on the stock market.
Because I feel like that is a much more apt analogy.
Great analogy, I’m saving it!
Only if your AI coding approach is the slot machine approach.
I've ended up with a process that produces very, very high quality outputs. Often needing little to no correct from me.
I think of it like an Age of Empires map. If you go into battle surrounded by undiscovered parts of the map, you're in for a rude surprise. Winning a battle means having clarity on both the battle itself and risks next to the battle.