I threw an LLM at pyfedi code yesterday and it found a whole bunch of catastrophic security problems. So they had to take the server down and actually fix their shitty code. Piefed is complete amateur hour.

https://lemmy.ml/post/47393443

https://codeberg.org/rimu/pyfedi/commit/093a466935849f27b3ecf2eab159129186320417

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Up until this post; I had always assumed that my code was shit because I've never been formally educated on it and came from an IT background that emphasized just getting it to work over any other concerns like security.

But no; it can be so much worse and that has been one of the biggest surprises I've ever had; professionally speaking.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 17 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I find a lot of people in tech end up with imposter syndrome like this, but the reality is that most code in the wild is really terrible.

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It genuinely made me wonder if my rust is already good enough to let me start lending a hand on Lemmy.

I've been practicing but my python/ruby/java/c++ keep interrupting my hello world comprehension self tests.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 16 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

My advice would be to just go for it. If you find a bug and fix it or add a useful feature, it's absolutely worth submitting. And collaborating with other devs will help you grow your skills a lot faster.

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Less skill improvement and more trivial pursuits. Lol

I've been a Lemmy user for a little while now and my perceived short comings of it are starting to irk me like other IT systems started irking me and fixing them will make me life easier.

I know from experience that once I attain a level of mastery that's sufficient to fix what I want to fix; then that level will stop increasing. :p

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 weeks ago