Mixed
Agent's a good enough to build something that works, but not good enough to build the right solution
kjuulh on Hacker News
In the thread “Why I'm Not Worried About Running Out of Work in the Age of AI”
Helped: Reduced hiring needs slightly; enabled non-engineers to build tools.
Got in the way: Agents built wrong solutions; security vulnerabilities in vibe-coded apps.
… There is potential but mixed success for now. Agent's a good enough to build something that works, but not good enough to build the right solution. I had a guy that ended up building a local dashboard in perl (the only thing claude could find on his mac) and wanted to distribute it to his colleagues. …