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stavros ◴[] No.45083136[source]
I've come to view LLMs as a consulting firm where, for each request, I have a 50% chance of getting either an expert or an intern writing my code, and there's no way to tell which.

Sometimes I accept this, and I vibe-code, when I don't care about the result. When I do care about the result, I have to read every line myself. Since reading code is harder than writing it, this takes longer, but LLMs have made me too lazy to write code now, so that's probably the only alternative that works.

I have to say, though, the best thing I've tried is Cursor's autocomplete, which writes 3-4 lines for you. That way, I can easily verify that the code does what I want, while still reaping the benefit of not having to look up all the APIs and function signatures.

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talles ◴[] No.45085734[source]
> Since reading code is harder than writing it,

Reading bad code is harder than writing bad code. Reading good code is easier than writing good code.

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stavros ◴[] No.45085798[source]
I beg to differ.
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jagged-chisel ◴[] No.45086195[source]
No need to beg. Everyone’s got their opinion. I just wish, this being Hacker News, that more people would articulate their different opinions instead of just stopping with “I disagree.”
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1. stavros ◴[] No.45086291[source]
Well, my first comment said "reading code is harder than writing code", your comment said "reading good code is easier than writing good code". I believe the two points are about equally articulated.
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2. jagged-chisel ◴[] No.45091575[source]
Neither comment is mine. I’m here in the outside wanting to understand the arguments you have in your heads. Sure, the two comments you mention are equally under-articulated. Either continue the discussion for the benefit of others on the site, or leave it as it stands. Stating “I beg to differ” is pointless.
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3. stavros ◴[] No.45091602[source]
This comment put it well: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45089978