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>LLMs write a lot of bad code that cannot be realistically reviewed. It can be reviewed. The job descriptions I have encountered so far, (thousands of them), n
by emporas 1y ago
>LLMs write a lot of bad code that cannot be realistically reviewed.
It can be reviewed. The job descriptions I have encountered so far, (thousands of them), not one of them mentions reading fast as a skill even more important that writing/typing.
Put it another way, I have yet to go to an interview with the sole purpose of reading code, and writing code as an insignificant detail. For example: 5 years of reading Python/Django code as experience.
Anyway that's gonna change, reading code/documentation fast, not even reviewing just reading, is the skill of utmost importance to hire for!
Donald Knuth: “Programs are meant to be read by humans and only incidentally for computers to execute.” [1]
[1] https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/6086714-programs-are-meant-to-be-read-by-humans-and-only https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/6086714-programs-are-meant-...
- svat 1y agoDonald Knuth never said that. It's from the preface to SICP, by Abelson and Sussman. I've edited the quote on Goodreads (though I don't know how long it will stick).
- svat 1y agoThe actual quote in the SICP preface: > Our design of this introductory computer-science subject reflects two major concerns. First, we want to establish the idea that a computer language is not just a way of getting a computer to perform operations but rather that it is a novel formal medium for expressing ideas about methodology. Thus, programs must be written for people to read, and only incidentally for machines to execute. I've updated the quote on Goodreads again, but it seems like a losing battle to stem the tide of careless/misattributed quotes (it's even found its way to books and papers by not-too-meticulous authors).