I’m an experienced SSE and I’m about to hunt for a new job for the first time in a few years. I’ve so far been able to avoid most AI use, with the exception of testing out some code completion with copilot a couple years ago.

Basically every job listing I’m seeing expects some level of AI adoption (“we’ll set you up with either Claude or Copilot, so much choice!”) so I figured it’s time.

What’s the best way to get an intro to these tools? I’m curious how people are actually using them in their workflows successfully. I want to give it a fair shake and form my first-hand opinion on these things as tools.

EDIT: I’d also like to hear from those downvoting this post.

  • 4TBHMeCCL@suppo.fiEnglish
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    3 days ago

    There was a question in this community that might get you to think otherwise "Has your company lost its mind with AI, too?" (non-Cloudflare link at https://suppo.fi/post/11441199).

    Seriously if you want to learn GenAI (or AI) workflows, start using them yourself in your personal life. That way you can honestly try it out and maybe even create something. If you do follow a tutorial, don’t create and publish exactly what they do (as everyone else has done that).

    • treadful@lemmy.zipOPEnglish
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      3 days ago

      Think otherwise what?

      Seriously if you want to learn GenAI (or AI) workflows, start using them yourself in your personal life.

      I don’t know what they are, what’s good, maybe better options for privacy, etc. I’ve got virtually no exposure to it in the last 2 years, so I’m trying to figure out where to start from people that use it in their jobs.