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Re:Why your boss isn't worried about AI – "can't you just tu... by DSMan195276 on Tuesday October 14, 2025 @04:14PM (#45584242)
"Bugfixes" doesn't mean the code actually got better, it just means someone attempted to fix a bug. I've seen plenty of people make code worse and more buggy by trying to fix a bug, and also plenty of old "maintained" code that still has tons of bugs because it started from the wrong foundation and everyone kept bolting on fixes around the bad part.
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Re:Why your boss isn't worried about AI – "can't you just tu... by gridspy on Tuesday October 14, 2025 @09:48PM (#45587186)
One of frustrating truths about software is that it can be terrible and riddled with bugs but if you just keep patching enough bugs and use it the same way every time it eventually becomes reliable software ... as long as the user never does anything new and no-one pokes the source with a stick.

I much prefer the alternative where it's written in a manner where you can almost prove it's bug free by comprehensively unit testing the parts.

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Re:Why your boss isn't worried about AI – "can't you just tu... by jayd16 on Wednesday October 15, 2025 @12:10AM (#45587986)
Listen to yourself. It's like you're denying the concept of improvement.

It's pointlessly argumentative to point out that some code doesn't get better.

Some code does and unlike AI it can be done with clear, precise, incremental changes.

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