antirez: Good programmers failing with GPT 6 Astra points to a different skill set
antirez · x · 2026-09-27
antirez, creator of Redis, notes that many good programmers say they use models like GPT 6 Astra without getting good results — making him feel like he lives in a parallel universe. His explanation: good programming, then and now, requires a different skill set, with only partial overlap with traditional skills. The models aren't the problem; the mismatch in skills is.
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