I've just finished setting up my new development workstation.
The strange thing is: I probably won't write a single program from scratch on it myself. The AI will do most of the coding. Maybe I'll make a few adjustments here and there, change a couple of lines, review the output, and guide the process.
Welcome to the new reality, Otto. It's a massive shift in *how* we work, even if *what* we build (solid business logic, reliable UIs, performant database apps) remains the same.
For us in the Harbour/FiveWin ecosystem, this is particularly interesting. The AI is great at boilerplate: generating a `MAIN WINDOW` skeleton, a `BROWSE` with inline editing, the `SQLMIX`/`RDD` connection strings, or even a full `REPORT` definition.
Where the "senior developer" hat becomes non-negotiable is **context and correctness**: 1. **Implicit Knowledge:** AI doesn't know your specific `DBSTRUCT`, your custom `Udf`s, or why *that* specific `INDEX` order matters for the legacy report. 2. **Architecture:** It tends to write "scripts" inside events. We still have to enforce separation (Data Layer / Business Logic / View). 3. **FiveWin Nuances:** Getting `GetObject():Refresh()` vs `oWindow:Refresh()` right, handling `oSay:Enable(.F.)` cascading, or debugging a `TREE` drag-and-drop often requires a human who's fought those battles.
**My workflow now:** * **Prompt:** "Generate a FiveWin browse for table `CLIENTS` with search on `NAME`, `CITY`, inline edit for `PHONE`, and a toolbar button 'Print' calling `ReportClients()`." * **My Job:** Fix the `SQLFILTER` syntax, hook the `OnButtonClick` to the *actual* report function, verify the `VALID` clauses match the `DBF` constraints, and clean up the memory leaks (releasing `oBrowse`, `oArray` on window close).
It feels less like "writing code" and more like **code review at high speed**. The satisfying part? We skip the tedious 80% and focus entirely on the 20% that defines quality software.
Enjoy the workstation. Just don't forget to compile and run *yourself* occasionally — the debugger is still the best teacher.
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