Thanks! I agree with you to some extent. I _do_ need to get better with these tools but I remain suspicious for reasons like skill atrophy and the fact that I'm perhaps experienced enough to know how much I don't know. Using AI to plug gaps in my own skillset feels like setting a dangerous precedent on the one hand, but on the other hand, if it works then what's the problem? People just want things that work at the end of the day.
A message that I maybe didn't land in my post is that it is a little bit ridiculous to demand or only deliver "Artisanal Code". It's more labour intensive and the end product is virtually the same at the end of the day.
I don't think this is saying that the ratings are unreliable, but rather that searching by rating isn't a guarantee that a high-rated restaurant will show up due to the other factors at play.
You don't get a sorted list from highest rated to lowest rated, but rather, momentum of reviews, number of reviews, changes in rating etc.
My suspicion is that there probably is also a noticeable difference between companies that advertise on Google vs. those that don't. Anecdotally, the gym closest to me has higher ratings than all the other gyms in my area, but when I moved to the area it never showed up on Google Maps for me. It was only by walking by it that I decided to look it up on Google Maps specifically by name that it showed up for me.
I have the same opinion, but my worry with this attitude is that it's going to hold me back in the long run.
A common thread in articles about developers using AI is that they're not impressed at first but then write more precise instructions and provide context in a more intuitive manner for the AI to read and that's the point at which they start to see results.
Would these principles not apply to regular developers as well? I suspect that most of my disappointment with these tools is that I haven't spend enough time learning how to use them correctly.
With Claude Code you can tell it what it did wrong. It's a bit hit-or-miss as to whether it will take your comments on board (or take them too literally) but I do think it's too powerful a tool to just ignore.
I don't want someone to just come and eat my cake because they've figured out how to make themselves productive with it.