Why “code” is being discussed
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That's just... not how it works. Even good code is a liability. Admittedly "horrific" code is a 10x or 50x liability. Sometimes you accept that kind of technical debt because "i…
by veidr · Nov 7, 2026
Having a LLM also generate your unit tests defeats the purpose of checking whether a LLM generated piece of code is sound. There will always need a human on the end to check if…
by flykespice · Nov 7, 2026
The extensive use of AI for producing better code (if so instructed) may even decrease the hardware requirements.
by nine_k · Nov 7, 2026
It sure seemed like there were a bunch of moments of life updating? Discussion with Chris (producer), saying, ok, it's updated now, try this. Yes a lot was data updates but ther…
by jauntywundrkind · Nov 7, 2026
No you're right, this code is terrible. Running a linter like clang-tidy would surface many issues. Not sure why the LLM didn't think of ever doing that.
by q4y2u35uk · Nov 7, 2026
People who think this do not understand LLMs. LLMs thrive in abstractions just like humans. Assembly code introduces far too much entropy, requires far too much context and docu…
by q4y2u35uk · Nov 7, 2026
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In communications and information processing, a code is a system of rules to convert information—such as a letter, word, sound, image, or gesture—into another form, sometimes shortened or secret, for communication through a communication channel or storage in a storage medium. Read more on Wikipedia