cloudy1999

joined 2 years ago

"No Kings" - Sounds like a clear goal to me. Excuse me now while I get ready πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

Ironically, GenAI had such a time with hands. What a better symbol to represent authenticity.

[–] cloudy1999@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 weeks ago

I've seen a lot of comparisons likening LLM code generation to how compilers and high level languages eventually removed the need for programmers to understand machine code. Arguments about determinism and code quality aside, I still think it's a false equivalence. Even if LLMs produced beautiful, ideal code, they fundamentally remove a programmer's understanding of what exactly is present in the logic. Mishaps are inevitable.

To prevent them, experienced programmers will do what it takes to produce human understanding and quality in spite of code generation. Yes, read the generated code. Yes, do code reviews with trusted peers. Yes, write/generate unit tests. There are even novel ideas about having LLMs interview us to make sure we understand the generated code's purpose. That's not the same as compilers, and it's not the story AI companies have told us.

Just like in the beginning: Programming languages are made for programmers, not for machines. It's on us to understand.

[–] cloudy1999@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Let me explain, no there is too much, let me sum up: It's a famous line from The Princess Bride.

Good luck with Iocaine

[–] cloudy1999@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Junior and mid-level engineers will now require more senior engineers to sign off any AI-assisted changes, Treadwell added.

Do they have the option to reject changes they're not professionally comfortable with?

[–] cloudy1999@sh.itjust.works 10 points 3 weeks ago

The mental gymnastics with which they support the pdfile is down right Acrobatic.

[–] cloudy1999@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

"Asking one's chat bot" sounds so much less impressive than "leveraging AI". Using the right language throws some cold water on the corporate narrative.

[–] cloudy1999@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Pay the debt or be an expert novice, master of nothing.

Who doesn't enjoy spam clicking to their birth year one month at a time?

[–] cloudy1999@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago

The Force is strong with this one.

[–] cloudy1999@sh.itjust.works 10 points 3 months ago

That much steel is worth a good bit.

[–] cloudy1999@sh.itjust.works 10 points 3 months ago

A hallmark of this era. Why please those you serve when you can instead infuriate them with a fraction of the effort and still turn a profit?

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