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Agreed. I think a core problem is many developers (on HN) don't realise how "bad" so much human written code is. I've seen unbelievably complex logistics logic
by martinald 10mo ago
Agreed. I think a core problem is many developers (on HN) don't realise how "bad" so much human written code is.
I've seen unbelievably complex logistics logic coded in... WordPress templates and plugins to take a random example. Actually virtually impossible to figure out - but AI can actually extract all the logic pretty well now.
- paoaoaks 10mo ago[dead]
- blibble 10mo ago> Agreed. I think a core problem is many developers (on HN) don't realise how "bad" so much human written code is. what do you think "AI" is trained on exactly?
- bdangubic 10mo agofinally the right question! I would upvote you 1,000 times if I could! this is why they need a senior/seasoned developer behind them. for things that can simply be learned directly (e.g. from man/docs) it rocks, without guidance. for other things it needs guidance