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Re:Two kinds of AI users are emerging. The gap between them ... by georgeburdell on Sunday February 01, 2026 @11:02PM (#46852258)
“Add this configuration variable for this entry point; split this class into two classes, one for each of the responsibilities that are currently crammed together; update the unit tests to reflect these changes, including splitting the tests for the old class into two different test classes; etc”

Granted I'm way behind the curve, but is this not how actual engineers (and not influencers) are using it? I heavily micro-manage the implementation because my manager still expects me to know the code

Re:Two kinds of AI users are emerging. The gap between them ... by datsci_est_2015 on Monday February 02, 2026 @07:17AM (#46855121)
You could hardly believe that this is how actual engineers are using it if you only browsed HN. Maybe HN is only influencers?
Re:Two kinds of AI users are emerging. The gap between them ... by copilot_king_2 on Monday February 02, 2026 @07:41AM (#46855322)
Maybe Anthropic has a social media team and internet forums like HN are easily manipulable?