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Using AI Generated Code Will Make You a Bad Programmer

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53 points cmpit | 2 comments | 22 Oct 24 12:08 UTC | HN request time: 0.41s | source
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artemsokolov ◴[22 Oct 24 20:17 UTC] No.41918225[source]▶
1972: Using Anything Other Than Assembly Will Make You a Bad Programmer

1995: Using a Language with a Garbage Collector Will Make You a Bad Programmer

2024: Using AI Generated Code Will Make You a Bad Programmer

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1. stonethrowaway ◴[22 Oct 24 23:01 UTC] No.41919644[source]▶
>1972: Using Anything Other Than Assembly Will Make You a Bad Programmer 1995: Using a Language with a Garbage Collector Will Make You a Bad Programmer

Both of these remain true to today, which is why we always interview people at one layer below the requirement of the job so they know what they’re doing.

Writing C/C++ - know how the output looks like. Using GC-based languages? Know the cleanup cycle (if any).

I would wager the third also holds true.

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2. giraffe_lady ◴[22 Oct 24 23:50 UTC] No.41919965[source]▶
It's not true but I appreciate you leaving all of the people with experience actually building usable software for me to hire.