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Re:Coding assistants are solving the wrong problem by jacquesm on Tuesday February 03, 2026 @05:25AM (#46869140)
Because bugs are bad. Fixing one bug but accidentally introducing three more is such a pattern it should have a name.
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Re:Coding assistants are solving the wrong problem by KptMarchewa on Tuesday February 03, 2026 @05:50AM (#46869296)
They are. And we have processes to minimize them - tests, code review, staging/preprod envs - but they are nowhere close to being 100% sure that code is bug free - that's just way too high bar for both AI and purely human workflows outside of few pretty niche fields.
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Re:Coding assistants are solving the wrong problem by jacquesm on Tuesday February 03, 2026 @06:03AM (#46869390)
When you use AI to 'fix' something you don't actually understand the chances of this happening go up tremendously.
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Re:Coding assistants are solving the wrong problem by miningape on Tuesday February 03, 2026 @06:13AM (#46869471)
I propose "the whack-a-hydra" pattern
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Re:Coding assistants are solving the wrong problem by jacquesm on Tuesday February 03, 2026 @06:19AM (#46869513)
Hehe, yes, very apt. It immediately gives the right mental image.
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