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Hamil Hussain, Isaac Flath, and Jonna Whitaker from Answer.ai put Devin... the product whose creators promised it to be a fully autonomous software engineer through its paces. They were optimistic. Quote, something about Devin felt different. If it could deliver even half of what it promised, it could transform how we work.

Hamil Hussain, Isaac Flath, and Jonna Whitaker from Answer.ai put Devin... the product whose creators promised it to be a fully autonomous software engineer through its paces. They were optimistic. Quote, something about Devin felt different. If it could deliver even half of what it promised, it could transform how we work.

But while Twitter was full of enthusiasm, we couldn't find many detailed accounts of people actually using it. End quote. Their conclusions confirm my priors, so I'm happy to share them with you. Jono says, Here's Isaac's take.

But while Twitter was full of enthusiasm, we couldn't find many detailed accounts of people actually using it. End quote. Their conclusions confirm my priors, so I'm happy to share them with you. Jono says, Here's Isaac's take.

I had initial excitement at how close it was because I felt I could tweak a few things, and then slowly got frustrated as I had to change more and more to end up to the point where I would have been better off starting from scratch and going step by step. And Hummel's findings...

I had initial excitement at how close it was because I felt I could tweak a few things, and then slowly got frustrated as I had to change more and more to end up to the point where I would have been better off starting from scratch and going step by step. And Hummel's findings...

Devon struggled to use internal tooling that is critical at Answer AI, which, in addition to other issues, made it difficult to use. This is despite providing Devon with copious amounts of documentation and examples. I haven't found this to be an issue with tools like Cursor, where there is more opportunity to nudge things in the right direction more incrementally.

Devon struggled to use internal tooling that is critical at Answer AI, which, in addition to other issues, made it difficult to use. This is despite providing Devon with copious amounts of documentation and examples. I haven't found this to be an issue with tools like Cursor, where there is more opportunity to nudge things in the right direction more incrementally.

I think Hamel's last comment nails it. The current state of the art in generative AI coding tools, despite impressive demos, only brings meaningful value when paired with a competent human programmer to nudge things in the right direction at every step. Why Senior Engineers Should Stay ICs For many successful software engineers, management seems like the only path toward career advancement.

I think Hamel's last comment nails it. The current state of the art in generative AI coding tools, despite impressive demos, only brings meaningful value when paired with a competent human programmer to nudge things in the right direction at every step. Why Senior Engineers Should Stay ICs For many successful software engineers, management seems like the only path toward career advancement.

Asaf Samir, however, has learned something quite different after years in the industry. In my years of mentoring developers, I've seen too many brilliant engineers jump into management because they thought it was the only way forward. But here's the thing. The IC path isn't just a valid choice. For many, it's the path that leads to the highest potential and greatest satisfaction.

Asaf Samir, however, has learned something quite different after years in the industry. In my years of mentoring developers, I've seen too many brilliant engineers jump into management because they thought it was the only way forward. But here's the thing. The IC path isn't just a valid choice. For many, it's the path that leads to the highest potential and greatest satisfaction.

In this post, Asaph makes his case for the individual contributor path. If you're sold on the idea, he also lays out four strategies to build your IC career around. One, develop your technical brand. Two, seek out technical leadership opportunities. Three, stay current and curious. And four, build strong relationships. It's now time for Sponsored News.

In this post, Asaph makes his case for the individual contributor path. If you're sold on the idea, he also lays out four strategies to build your IC career around. One, develop your technical brand. Two, seek out technical leadership opportunities. Three, stay current and curious. And four, build strong relationships. It's now time for Sponsored News.

On January 30th, you can watch Augment Code in action during their live demo. But what is Augment Code anyways? It's the developer AI for complex code bases, providing you with real-time, deep understanding of the code so you can be super productive right away. Quote, your code base, documentation, and dependencies.

On January 30th, you can watch Augment Code in action during their live demo. But what is Augment Code anyways? It's the developer AI for complex code bases, providing you with real-time, deep understanding of the code so you can be super productive right away. Quote, your code base, documentation, and dependencies.

It's the most context-aware developer AI, so you won't just code faster, you'll build smarter. Join Solutions Architect on Schumann Pandy while he demos how it can help you get up to speed on new projects, write effective unit tests, refactor legacy code. Don't just code faster, build smarter with Augment Code.

It's the most context-aware developer AI, so you won't just code faster, you'll build smarter. Join Solutions Architect on Schumann Pandy while he demos how it can help you get up to speed on new projects, write effective unit tests, refactor legacy code. Don't just code faster, build smarter with Augment Code.

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Register today and they'll send you a link to join the talk and an email reminder before the session. And thanks to Augment Code for sponsoring ChangeLog News. The 7-Action Documentation Model Fabrizio Ferribenetti thinks most of the existing documentation frameworks focus too much on the tech writers and not enough on the actions of users. What are we, barbarians?