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I wrote a tool in Go to write Sequence Diagrams in Go

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Re: I wrote a tool in Go to write Sequence Diagrams in Go

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Post by codegeek »

umvi wrote: post #12

"Because of my own personal philosophy regarding technology and AI, all the code in this repository that was written by me - I wrote 100% on my own. There is and will be no usage of Github Co-Pilot or any other AI tool." As a developer that recently went to the dark side with co-pilot... all I can say is that from my perspective having used AI-augmented IDEs, arguments like this seem to me like a carpenter refusing t…

Wrong analogy in my opinion. A hand saw vs power saw is like an old Pentium Laptop vs M2 Macbook. The latter is just faster and better. But both do not tell you how to do something. In case of the both the hand and power saw, you need to know exactly where to drill/cut without any hint. When coding with AI, you are getting actual code snippets and hints.

Re: I wrote a tool in Go to write Sequence Diagrams in Go

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Post by thunky »

umvi wrote: post #12

"Because of my own personal philosophy regarding technology and AI, all the code in this repository that was written by me - I wrote 100% on my own. There is and will be no usage of Github Co-Pilot or any other AI tool." As a developer that recently went to the dark side with co-pilot... all I can say is that from my perspective having used AI-augmented IDEs, arguments like this seem to me like a carpenter refusing t…

Oh but you're missing the upside: now we can sell "handmade" software and charge extra for it. Just like soap. And even better, it can be less effective and have a shorter shelf life.

Re: I wrote a tool in Go to write Sequence Diagrams in Go

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Post by waynesonfire »

umvi wrote: post #12

"Because of my own personal philosophy regarding technology and AI, all the code in this repository that was written by me - I wrote 100% on my own. There is and will be no usage of Github Co-Pilot or any other AI tool." As a developer that recently went to the dark side with co-pilot... all I can say is that from my perspective having used AI-augmented IDEs, arguments like this seem to me like a carpenter refusing t…

"artisanally developed. all reference material and manuals were read from printed text"

Re: I wrote a tool in Go to write Sequence Diagrams in Go

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Post by IshKebab »

mevric wrote: post #7
warent wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't. It's fine making a personal choice to not use AI, but to go on to just openly insult anyone who uses AI is absurd and too far. Everyone is allowed their choices and we should respect that. The doom-whispering is not charming or insightful, good grief.

Agreed. I use AI to speed up my work and love the process of discovering new ideas. I was referring to the following line. "Just like people stopped walking because they commute by cars and trains, which caused an increase in obesity and illness"

But people didn't stop walking...

Re: I wrote a tool in Go to write Sequence Diagrams in Go

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Post by pachico »

I use PlantUML every single day. It can be embedded in Markdown docs and even Confluence (which I hate but I'm forced to use).

Diagram as Code is simply awesome. My only issue is how ugly it looks, even using themes.

I wish an application managed to be a drop in replacement that looked like it wasn't drawn in MS Paint in 1996.

Re: I wrote a tool in Go to write Sequence Diagrams in Go

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Post by drewcoo »

umvi wrote: post #12

"Because of my own personal philosophy regarding technology and AI, all the code in this repository that was written by me - I wrote 100% on my own. There is and will be no usage of Github Co-Pilot or any other AI tool." As a developer that recently went to the dark side with co-pilot... all I can say is that from my perspective having used AI-augmented IDEs, arguments like this seem to me like a carpenter refusing t…

> like a carpenter refusing to try power saws and power drills because craftsmanship will be lost compared to using handsaws and awls + hand drills

Rejecting AI-backed software tooling reminds me more of Amish power tools.

https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2013/02/22/172626089/insi...

Re: I wrote a tool in Go to write Sequence Diagrams in Go

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Post by apgwoz »

CodeWriter23 wrote: post #14
umvi wrote: post #12

"Because of my own personal philosophy regarding technology and AI, all the code in this repository that was written by me - I wrote 100% on my own. There is and will be no usage of Github Co-Pilot or any other AI tool." As a developer that recently went to the dark side with co-pilot... all I can say is that from my perspective having used AI-augmented IDEs, arguments like this seem to me like a carpenter refusing t…

That’s a flawed analogy, a power saw never suggests a cutting pattern while the very essence of what copilot/AI etc does is suggest coding patterns. Which may or may not be vetted. Typing manually vs auto-complete is a correct handsaw/power saw analogy.

Saws certainly can project a laser beam across the cutting surface, and don't get me started about AI powered CNC cuts. I mean, just the other day I found the words "WHY ARE YOU IGNORING ME?" CNC'd onto a piece of plywood I left in my shop. I didn't do that by hand.

Re: I wrote a tool in Go to write Sequence Diagrams in Go

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Post by kitd »

warent wrote: post #6
mevric wrote: post #2

Love the thought mentioned the warning section https://github.com/MrIceman/go-uml#warning---ai-not-welcome-...

I don't. It's fine making a personal choice to not use AI, but to go on to just openly insult anyone who uses AI is absurd and too far. Everyone is allowed their choices and we should respect that. The doom-whispering is not charming or insightful, good grief.

I didn't read any insult. I don't agree with the author but all I perceived was encouragement against using AI, not personal denigration for doing so.

Re: I wrote a tool in Go to write Sequence Diagrams in Go

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Post by EFreethought »

musha68k wrote: post #18
umvi wrote: post #12

"Because of my own personal philosophy regarding technology and AI, all the code in this repository that was written by me - I wrote 100% on my own. There is and will be no usage of Github Co-Pilot or any other AI tool." As a developer that recently went to the dark side with co-pilot... all I can say is that from my perspective having used AI-augmented IDEs, arguments like this seem to me like a carpenter refusing t…

“I believe that the massive usage of AI will cause people to stop thinking and using their minds and the resulting havoc is unthinkable” Immediate utility aside that’s a probable prediction by the author though. Let’s hope the optimists will be right… https://github.com/MrIceman/go-uml#warning---ai-not-welcome-...

Some of the AI predictions make me think about a quote from "Dune":

Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them.

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