Are LLMs going to replace developers, or just help them be more productive? A N M Rahman takes Junie out for a spin and recounts the journey is this quick, useful article.

The lead-off jumps straight into the question with a framing that I can really get onboard with: AI-assisted code is a big deal, but for "tasks". We won't be replaced: instead, AI will "streamline my workflow" on repetitive stuff. And who doesn't want that? "Hey, AI -- you do the chores, I'll keep the joy."

In the first project, he used Junie to help him make an attractive website about Ramadan. Specifically, and from the prompt: "Create a website about Ramadan to help my non-Muslim friends understand its significance." Fun project! Also in the prompt: "The design should reflect Islamic art and culture..." I was certainly intrigued about the LLMs ability to come up with something that reflected web design.

I don't know whether to be happy or scared that the LLM did a nice website. It was useful to see that he mentioned the gradually building, iteratively, through Junie prompts.

The DevNexus chatbot section hit close to home -- making a conference demo. Specifically, a sleek chatbot UI on a Jakarta Faces application. This project is interesting challenge:

• Stress of a conference demo
• Potentially tough audience for the result
• Unique set of technologies the demo had to work with
• Not a lot of time to work on it

Since this isn't a production app, you don't really need to understand all the choices and technologies, so it is a good fit. He makes a nice point about generating (and updating) the README, including a screenshot (which I had never considered.)

The closing covers "still need human oversight." I had just had a normie friend tell me AI was going to replace developers. Thus, it was comforting to read "Don’t rely on AI mindlessly." Hopefully CEOs and will keep this in mind. The path to the demo might be fast, but the road to a forever app is long.