Imagine taking the lightweight, privacy-focused appeal of Linux and completely ruining it by hardwiring AI models straight into the OS. Nobody is switching from Windows for more forced AI features.

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[–] -3 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (3 children)

Oh, absolutely. The person wielding it needs to know what they’re doing. You don’t hammer nails with a screwdriver unless you’re a total masochist. IMO current LLMs are ideal for generating the filler for self-help books. You have like 10 pages worth of ideas to say, but the publisher demands a 250-page book.

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  • [–] 4 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

    IMO current LLMs are ideal for generating the filler for self-help books. You have like 10 pages worth of ideas to say, but the publisher demands a 250-page book.

    lol okay. For a second there, with that previous comment you made, you made me think you actually thought LLMs were good for coding.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 child)

    Well, it depends. Mostly, I’m against it, but there are ways to vibe code responsibly. My requirements are very high. I don’t think most people vibe that way, hence the slop code you see out in the wild. If you’re using an LLM to write your code, I expect you to read and understand every line thoroughly. The programmer should be prepared to answer tough questions about any part of the code as if they wrote all of it.

    If you actually take the time to do that, you’ll either request a few more iterations of updates or fix it yourself. In reality though, people can’t be bothered to do it properly, and in that context vibe coding should be banned.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 hours ago

    I just think I wouldn't be able to be proud of my work anymore. I wouldn't feel good signing off on generated stuff. It's not my work.

    It's like generating a poster for a movie or something. Taking credit for that is just scummy, you know? I know people don't think anyone writes their own code anymore, professionally...

    ... but I would know. It would bother me.

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