Pet projects are getting too big to pet

Re:Pet projects are getting too big to pet by adamddev1 on Friday July 03, 2026 @05:16PM (#48780066)

There's a lot of good descriptions and observations on this article. But I don't like this language that just assumes we all use AI, we've all pulled away from the code. It all seems to be part of the collective brainwashing and psychosis that says "it's a new age now, everyone is doing it this way."

> It’s less coding than it used to be, or a different kind of coding. More describing and steering and deciding, less typing the actual lines.

Lots of us are still coding. A lot of the beloved infrastructure all these vibe-coded rocket rides are built with is still being hand coded by humans who care and want to build solid, good things.

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Re:Pet projects are getting too big to pet by georgeburdell on Friday July 03, 2026 @05:50PM (#48780441)

Yeah I actually avoid AI on my own time to keep my skills sharp. I do not like using LLMs but I do realize it’s a necessary tool for my dayjob. At home, I do make an exception if I have to Google an API example but I transcribe by hand rather than copy paste.

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Re:Pet projects are getting too big to pet by nnehdi on Friday July 03, 2026 @05:24PM (#48780173)

You are right! Not everyone is using AI for coding. I see your point.

But I also disagree with your claim saying agentic coding is nay less of care or less engineering.

I have 13 years of industry experience and was doing hand coding with vim. But I adapted agentic coding which I believe is very empowering

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Re:Pet projects are getting too big to pet by snovv_crash on Friday July 03, 2026 @05:36PM (#48780300)

Your comment is as empty as the prose from am LLM. I worry about the level of discourse LLMs train us to accept as normal. Assuming, of course, that this is even human-written.

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Re:Pet projects are getting too big to pet by nnehdi on Saturday July 04, 2026 @05:15AM (#48783986)

You see, I am jut not afraid of LLLs, or I can cope with my fear. They are just piece of technologies:)

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Re:Pet projects are getting too big to pet by snovv_crash on Saturday July 04, 2026 @02:30PM (#48787618)

Yes, they are just technology. And just like we shouldn't try to roll down the road like the wheel of a car, we shouldn't try to talk like LLMs.

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Re:Pet projects are getting too big to pet by inigyou on Saturday July 04, 2026 @05:33AM (#48784090)

This comment amounts to "you said agentic coding is less engineering, but I think you're wrong"

But somehow it takes five times as many words to say that. It doesn't feel AI-written, but could this be an effect of habitual AI use, that it trains a person to write extra words to disguise what they are saying?

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