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Obligatory: Negative 2000 Lines of Code https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44381252 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44381252

• syntheticnature 6mo ago
  Versus my sibling comment to yours, I actually sent that to some internal folks after the bit about AI+total lines committed was said.
  • dijksterhuis 6mo ago
    was there any kind of response or reaction to that? it’s something i would have done and probably wouldn’t have gone well. xD
    • syntheticnature 6mo ago
      I didn't send it very high up the chain (and was looking for a job at the time anyhow) but mostly got back snickers from peers and an "I know, but this is a directive from above"
  • s1ngular1ties 6mo ago
    I’m surprised that lines removed isn’t something your bosses at the time weren’t also advocating for, TBH. I don’t blame you for looking around.
• jimbokun 6mo ago
  Timeless classic.