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> what kind of people the maintainers are. Can you elaborate on this? It's new that we're judging what kind of people we're dealing with based on what tools t
by rpdillon 3mo ago
> what kind of people the maintainers are.
Can you elaborate on this? It's new that we're judging what kind of people we're dealing with based on what tools they use.
- bigfishrunning 3mo agoI really meant -- are these maintainers passionate about the design and maintenance of their tools, are they trying to slop up a demo fast enough that some VC buys them out, is this project a goal in itself or the means to some other end, etc... Open source software that exists for its own sake is exceedingly rare, and understanding the goals of a community before becoming dependent on it is a good idea
- rpdillon 3mo agoOK! This makes sense, and I agree. But I don't think banning LLM usage gets us there. LLMs are going to be used for coding, whether anyone likes it or not. I think focusing on the effort and care that is put into the codebase is a good metric: LLM generated code that is reviewed by teams of professionals, for example, is a huge win, and should be encouraged. I readily concede that there is a huge volume of inexperienced programmers generating crap, though. It's basically Eternal September for programming.