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Comment #48758437
Interesting take and I don't want to dismiss your experience but it's not mine. 15+ years writing code and refining it, learning. Is AI code as good? Definitely not. Is it 80-90% o…
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Comment #48758420
> I miss writing code This hits hard. I used to feel a joy and sense of pride in finishing a day. I am trying to find joys in other ways, like shipping quickly while keeping qualit…
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Comment #48757356
I get it :) appreciate you being open minded
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Comment #48754274
Thanks for the discussion by the way :) It's refreshing to chat outside of my own mind and get a fresh take
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Comment #48754264
Totally with you, it does feel fragile. Something hard to come to terms with for me is how much we actually care about the way something has been done itself if there are three equ…
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Comment #48754135
Very relatable. I've definitely found myself spending more time in discussions recently too. I kind of take the AI comment as a compliment to be honest. Its a shame the message can…
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Comment #48754038
Not AI. Just a bored developer with an evening to spare. It's interesting though people seem to assume everything is ai-generated now
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Comment #48754021
I think it's a fair point, now code gen is much quicker, keeping commits slim is a challenge in itself. Agree the big repo platforms don't really do any favours in that department
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