AI can ship a prototype; production is still the hard part (weeraman.com)
The essay argues that generative AI has compressed the path to a first working version, not the distance from that version to a production-grade product. That distinction covers integration, failure modes, operations, and ownership.
HN readers accepted the gap but challenged its use as reassurance: if review remains necessary, they asked, what new engineering workflow can keep up with the volume of generated code?
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