Casey Muratori Doesn’t Care About AI (Here’s Why)

Casey "Not an Expert on this Stuff" Muratori somehow seems to know more about AI than 99% of the AI experts in my feed

Casey is a breath of fresh air.

Listening to Casey is incredibly cathartic. Finally someone who isn't losing his mind over pRoDuCtIvItY gAiNs

I gotta be honest. Steve here doesn't seem to be exaggerating when he says that he's been 'AI pilled.' The argument about the C compiler is the tell for me.

Literally 10 minutes Casey explaining he does not care, and host does not understand.

I don't think the AI pill is as naturally spread as people might think. AI is forced upon us by business executives and the stock market. Engineers were not given a choice in the matter.

It's such a breath of fresh air to listen to Casey explaining the difference between liking the craft and it being means to an end. I have always looked up to people like him because that gave me excitement knowing - "this is what I can do, if I can get better at my skills". I don't want a button that does everything. How can I get super excited about AI - when either AI becomes so good that they get rid of us or it doesn't get better and makes our lives miserable. People who like programming can't win in this. I am extremely thankful that some people are still writing and talking about programming.

Casey is not alone. He is so not alone, I was willing to lose my job. Programming, for me, is not about the shortest path to producing investor value, quality be damned. Programming, for me, is about spending the time really getting it right, myself. Besides I simply don't trust that the industry won't implode. The numbers just don't work out, and the lies abound. In that scenario, a long term play is to stay employable by not losing my skill and rotting my brain by programming with AI.

I knew a coworker a decade ago who rode his bike to work every day. This guy was so healthy, mentally sharp. I'd sometimes pass him in my car, pull into the parking lot and bumble into work feeling foggy like Homer Simpson with my unhealthy gut, etc. I was jealous of it a lot of the time, yet could never see myself getting rid of the car. I feel like LLMs are now like commuting to work in a car, writing code by hand feels like using a bicycle. I get to see the scenary along the way and I feel a strong connection to what I'm doing compared to the heavy machine. And by analogy, now I'm the 'healthy' guy riding the bicycle, and I don't want to give it up for the lazier option unless the tradeoff is actually worth it. I already have the muscle and the fitness to ride the bike! I'm already used to it, and enjoy it, but every tech newsfeed is trying to get me to sell the bike and buy a car.

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