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Re:Using Claude Code to modernize a forgotten Linux kernel d... by zer00eyz on Monday September 08, 2025 @12:19AM (#45164597)
> This is the glaring fallacy!

It feels like toil because it's not the interesting or engaging part of the work.

If you're going to build a piece of furniture. The cutting, nailing, gluing are the "boiler plate" that you have to do around the act of creation.

LLM's are just nail guns.

Re:Using Claude Code to modernize a forgotten Linux kernel d... by baq on Monday September 08, 2025 @02:36AM (#45165231)
and sanding. don't forget sanding. 90% of building furniture is sanding.
Re:Using Claude Code to modernize a forgotten Linux kernel d... by nickserv on Monday September 08, 2025 @05:13AM (#45166155)
At least for me when woodworking, the cutting, nailing, and gluing are the fun bits. The sanding and finishing is the grunt work/boilerplate.
Re:Using Claude Code to modernize a forgotten Linux kernel d... by peteforde on Monday September 08, 2025 @06:45AM (#45166716)
The AI BAD folks camping in this thread would be angry that you're still producing work that requires sanding.
Re:Using Claude Code to modernize a forgotten Linux kernel d... by abathologist on Friday September 12, 2025 @04:22PM (#45226318)
Not me, because I know how to avoid falling into nonsense speculation based on worthless analogies :D

Sand away! Enjoy copying and pasting your nails, or having LLMs apply your varnish or whatever. I hope it brings happiness.

Re:Using Claude Code to modernize a forgotten Linux kernel d... by jamesnorden on Monday September 08, 2025 @08:00AM (#45167233)
Maybe nail guns that have a chance to randomly shoot nails into your leg and apologize when you ask why it did that.
Re:Using Claude Code to modernize a forgotten Linux kernel d... by ori_b on Monday September 08, 2025 @02:14PM (#45171793)
Great analogy. As someone else pointed out in a different subthread, quality furniture isn't held together with nails.