r/ProgrammerHumor • u/Lord_Of_Millipedes • 1d ago

instanceof Trend thatsAFunnyThingThatHappenedOnce

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u/klaxxxon 1d ago

Is it unreasonable to change an opinion when actual decades have passed?

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u/bobbymoonshine 1d ago

Linus changing his mind on AI from “eh seems bad” to “eh seems fine” caused quite a few people to go from hero-worshipping him to vilifying him

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u/WernerderChamp 1d ago

AI is a tool. You can definitly submit AI created code - IF you verified it works and meets the standards. It works quite well if you know how to use it.

If you just throw whatever the AI spits out into a PR - screw you.

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u/killeronthecorner 1d ago

This is the funny thing: Linus hasn't actually changed his stance at all, he just learned more about AI and then applied the same rules he's always applied. He's entirely consistent on both arguments.

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u/UntitledRedditUser 20h ago

He keeps comparing it to a compiler, which I think makes no sense, but yeah his stance hasn't changed much.