antirez: AI lets me finish challenges I could never have completed before
antirez · x · 2026-09-28
Redis creator antirez responds to critics: AI lets him take on challenges he could never have completed due to time constraints, and he considers it purely good. He challenges skeptics to try the same AW porting with AI without his skills — noting he wrote an assembly 3D engine for the Spectrum during Covid, to be released soon.
The exchange touches on the ongoing debate over whether AI coding dilutes technical skill or amplifies expertise.
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