In this video, I tested Devin's AI Junior Engineer, which they launched just yesterday. The subscription for this AI tool costs $500 per month. I used it to tackle some issues in our repositories—will it handle them effectively? Can it really replace a junior engineer? Let’s find out!
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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
02:27 - Uncertain product-market fit for Devin's AI Junior Engineer at $500/month.
06:50 - The AI setup facilitates a smooth development experience.
09:12 - Onboarding and managing dependencies for AI Junior Engineer's project is efficient.
14:26 - Devin's AI effectively creates a draft PR for simple README updates.
17:12 - Discussion on implementing pagination for project listings.
20:59 - The AI tool effectively navigated the project setup but has limitations with complex codebases.
23:33 - AI intelligently creates and manages databases, but raises concerns about potential misuse.
28:16 - Discussing issues with AI platform and its potential vulnerabilities.
29:54 - Testing AI's ability to solve specific coding issues.
34:12 - AI efficiently identified and fixed multiple UI issues.
36:29 - AI's visual fix is limited compared to a human solution.
40:11 - Assessing the challenges of modifying a user detail form in coding.
42:27 - Evaluating the AI's efficiency in backend and frontend development.
46:40 - AI junior engineer tool simplifies coding but struggles with complex tasks.
49:36 - Session variable issues cause name update delays.
53:53 - Evaluates Devin's AI Junior Engineer's cost versus capabilities and potential future improvements.
55:41 - The AI junior engineer service is costly but may improve over time.