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Code is cheap(er)

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  1. Rudism
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    The day that software engineering fully transitions from thinking about and writing my own code into trying to read and understanding LLM extruded code is the day I'll quit being a software...

    The day that software engineering fully transitions from thinking about and writing my own code into trying to read and understanding LLM extruded code is the day I'll quit being a software engineer. Still keeping my fingers crossed that day never comes.

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  2. hungariantoast
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    https://lobste.rs/s/onbcu5/code_is_cheap_er

    But, admitting my own biases, I believe this approach is a productive way to engage with LLMs that retains the art of computer programming and properly acknowledges a dual reality: code has gotten much cheaper to create and complexity remains our apex predator.


    https://lobste.rs/s/onbcu5/code_is_cheap_er