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That we're trying to replace entry/mediocre/expert level code writing with entry/mediocre/expert level code reading is one of the strangest aspects of this whol
by shiandow 1y ago
That we're trying to replace entry/mediocre/expert level code writing with entry/mediocre/expert level code reading is one of the strangest aspects of this whole AI paradigm.
There's literally no way I can see that resulting in better quality, so either that is not what is happening or we're in for a rude awakening at some point.
- gnerd00 1y agothere is no "we" or at least not sufficiently differentiated. Another layer is inserted into .. everything? think MSFT Teams. Your manager's manager is being empowered.. you become a truck driver who must stay on the route, on schedule or be replaced.
- oblio 1y agohttps://www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/05/26/reading-code-is-like-reading-the-talmud/ https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/05/26/reading-code-is-li... https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/04/06/things-you-should-never-do-part-i/ https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/04/06/things-you-should-... (read the bold text in the middle of the article) These articles are 25 years old.
- jcgrillo 1y agoThis is how you know the "AI" proselytizers are completely full of shit. They're trying to bend the narrative with a totally unrealistic scenario where reading and reviewing code is somehow "more efficient" than writing it. This is only true if you (a) don't know what you're doing and just approve everything you see or (b) don't care how bad things get