The Next Abstraction

Re:The Next Abstraction by NAHWheatCracker on Thursday May 22, 2025 @07:25PM (#44068242)

I don't feel much inspired by the metaphor of garbage collection and AI.

Garbage collection makes thinking about memory irrelevant 99% of the time. Time saved with AI is spent figuring out what the AI did.

The garbage collector rarely makes itself a problem. AI almost always makes itself a problem.

Developers can go years without thinking about memory if they aren't in a complex environment. AI can't go a day without screwing up.

Garbage collection is very predictable. AI isn't.

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Re:The Next Abstraction by ahmadtbk on Thursday May 22, 2025 @08:14PM (#44068520)

This predictability problem is something no one seems to realize. You can't replace an individual that can master things to a relatively high level of accuracy. Everyone is obsessing over speed but driving fast gets you killed.

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Re:The Next Abstraction by delifue on Friday May 23, 2025 @02:09AM (#44070330)

Vibe coding is easy. Vibe debugging is hard.

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