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Troy Hunt's weekly update discusses AI-generated code and solar

Original title: Weekly Update 528: Reading AI-generated Code & the Economics of Solar

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Hunt agrees with Proton's CEO that developers now steer LLMs rather than hand-write code, and calls the shift exciting.

Troy Hunt's Weekly Update 528 covers reading AI-generated code and the economics of solar. He cites a Proton CEO manifesto arguing that developer jobs are no longer about writing code and that the task is to help LLMs write better code faster. Hunt says not handwriting code is not a loss and quotes Jack Rhysider on how exciting the current technology moment is.

Unconfirmed: The claim that developer jobs are gone is the Proton CEO's opinion, echoed by Hunt, not a measured finding.

Key facts
  • The Proton CEO manifesto says developer jobs as known are gone.
  • Hunt says the role is helping LLMs write better code faster.
  • The update also covers solar economics, with no new security facts.
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1 min read at troyhunt.com

By pure timing coincidence, the Proton CEO's AI @ Proton, Engineering Manifesto made headlines around the same time as this week's video. The guy's management style and choice of language have really rubbed a lot of people up the wrong way, and deservedly so, IMHO.

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