a_non_monotonic_function comments on Claude-powered AI coding agent deletes entire company database in 9 seconds — backups zapped, after Cursor tool powered by Anthropic's Claude goes rogue

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[–] a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world 13 points 6 months ago (2 children)

The truth is many firms out there don't have the slightest notion of how to do software engineering properly.

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[–] Tangentism@lemmy.ml 7 points 6 months ago (1 child)

It's years of wanting IT on a shoestring budget and a "just get it done" dictat.

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[–] a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

Not necessarily. I had a student intern at a shop where everybody just directly edited prod and there was no version control system.

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