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Re:I'm going back to writing code by hand by leonaves on Monday May 11, 2026 @10:06AM (#48095208)
What's the difference between asking an AI to write you a module you never read and installing a 3rd-party module without auditing all its source code?
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Re:I'm going back to writing code by hand by Xirdus on Monday May 11, 2026 @10:25AM (#48095435)
If the 3rd party module is popular, its badness will affect other people too and either the module will get improved or well known workarounds/"best practices" will develop. With AI-generated code, more often than not you're the sole user.
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Re:I'm going back to writing code by hand by skydhash on Monday May 11, 2026 @10:16AM (#48095317)
Trust and reputation.

I would use Stripe, curl, and ffmpeg without audits, because I trust them to provide good code and to respect their API. I wouldn’t trust AI to write a Fibonacci series implementation.

The AI has no reputation to wager for my trust.

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Re:I'm going back to writing code by hand by frikk on Monday May 11, 2026 @10:16AM (#48095322)
stars on github? I've wondered the same thing.
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