alt Hacker News> I'd much rather hire a junior engineer who spends $100-$200/month
I'd much rather hire a junior engineer at $1.20/hour too! Can you hook me up with your contract services provider?
Obviously I know you're talking about AI costs only. But the idea of doing that analysis without looking at the salary of the person running the tool seems to be completely missing the point.
Now, sure, there are legitimate arguments to be made about efficacy and efficiency and sustainability and best practices. But, no, $100k/year absolutely doesn't need to be "justified" if it works. That's cheaper than the alternative, and markedly so.
> But, no, $100k/year absolutely doesn't need to be "justified" if it works. That's cheaper than the alternative, and markedly so.
If you're trying to say that 100k is less than 200k, you're right.
I don't see how any of that won't need to be justified. You can spend a lot of money and not get enough of a return...