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> why do you think Go is better compared to other languages? I didn't say that. :) > where do the results claiming that AI agents generate superior Go code ac

by jeanbza 2mo ago

> why do you think Go is better compared to other languages? I didn't say that. :) > where do the results claiming that AI agents generate superior Go code actually come from? Like I said - reports from users. > Is it a fair, apples-to-apples comparison? No - these are reports from users, not a systematic analysis.

jdw64 2mo ago
Ah, I see. I misunderstood.Is the report from an internal source, so it can't be shared? If not, I'd appreciate it if you could send me a link so I can look into it too.
- jatins 2mo ago
  it’s probably just some informal Slack messages between colleagues that is being described as “reports from users”. There is no Report here
  - zero_shift 2mo ago
    You are being downvoted but I think this is correct. I doubt Netflix is really doing a double blind RCT on which languages produce better AI pull requests. How would that even work, have two versions of each service in different languages? It's anecdata and maybe, MAYBE, a spreadsheet. Or a Google Form somewhere.
  - jeanbza 2mo ago
    Yes, this. =) I talk to Go users around the company all the time. Their feedback has been in this direction for a bit now.
    - switchbak 2mo ago
      But isn't this expected from users that like a certain language? Won't you also hear this response from Rust users that like Rust?
      - frollogaston 2mo ago
        Exactly. I only count opinions from people who have deeply used the two langs they're comparing and can express what exactly was wrong with one of them for their task.
PrimalPower 2mo ago
>> why do you think Go is better compared to other languages? > I didn't say that. :) I call this the Go paradox. I simultaneously believe we should reach for it 80% of the time to solve common collaborative problems. And being a poorer language is actually an asset in these cases. However, in doing so, we get rusty lose our fluency in more expressive, perhaps even better languages.
wvenable 2mo ago
> Like I said - reports from users. How does that work? Are they generating the same project in different languages and comparing the results? What does it mean for the code to be "better"?

by jeanbza 2mo ago

jdw64 2mo ago

Ah, I see. I misunderstood.Is the report from an internal source, so it can't be shared? If not, I'd appreciate it if you could send me a link so I can look into it too.

jatins 2mo ago
it’s probably just some informal Slack messages between colleagues that is being described as “reports from users”. There is no Report here
- zero_shift 2mo ago
  You are being downvoted but I think this is correct. I doubt Netflix is really doing a double blind RCT on which languages produce better AI pull requests. How would that even work, have two versions of each service in different languages? It's anecdata and maybe, MAYBE, a spreadsheet. Or a Google Form somewhere.
- jeanbza 2mo ago
  Yes, this. =) I talk to Go users around the company all the time. Their feedback has been in this direction for a bit now.
  - switchbak 2mo ago
    But isn't this expected from users that like a certain language? Won't you also hear this response from Rust users that like Rust?
    - frollogaston 2mo ago
      Exactly. I only count opinions from people who have deeply used the two langs they're comparing and can express what exactly was wrong with one of them for their task.

PrimalPower 2mo ago

>> why do you think Go is better compared to other languages? > I didn't say that. :) I call this the Go paradox. I simultaneously believe we should reach for it 80% of the time to solve common collaborative problems. And being a poorer language is actually an asset in these cases. However, in doing so, we get rusty lose our fluency in more expressive, perhaps even better languages.

wvenable 2mo ago

> Like I said - reports from users. How does that work? Are they generating the same project in different languages and comparing the results? What does it mean for the code to be "better"?