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Re:Rob Pike Goes Nuclear over GenAI by quikoa on Friday December 26, 2025 @03:19PM (#46395776)
Someone correct me if I'm mistaken but don't CAD programs rely on a geometric modeling kernel? From what I understand this part is incredibly hard to get right and the best implementations are proprietary. No LLM is going to be able to get to that level anytime soon.
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Re:Rob Pike Goes Nuclear over GenAI by whilenot-dev on Friday December 26, 2025 @03:53PM (#46396127)
Sounds like GP is just in need for a G-Code to DXF converter when they mention "fringe stuff, cnc machine files from the 80's/90's" as answer to a sibling comment, though.

There are great FOSS CAD tools available nowadays (LibreCAD, FreeCAD, OpenSCAD etc.), especially for people who only need 2% of a feature set. But then again, I doubt that GP is really in need of a CAD software, or even writing one with the help of Gemini.

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