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1. tiffanyh · 1789611938 · focus · HN ↗

   This post was so refreshing to read, because it reminds me of a time of solid engineering & writing in a pre-AI era.

   I’m afraid posts like this might become fleeting.

   1. Pannoniae · 1789631285 · focus · HN ↗

      looks like a large chunk of this was written by claude though :(

      the technical parts are fresh as ever but the writing style is awful, man

      1. Scharkenberg · 1789634270 · focus · HN ↗

         The writing style is similar to the other articles by the same author. He has been doing this for years. I have no idea what your problem with the actual content is.

         1. mpawelski · 1789654699 · focus · HN ↗

            idk, it really feels like it was redacted by LLM. At least the content is good as usual.
         2. Pannoniae · 1789715543 · focus · HN ↗

            I've been reading these since the .NET 5 performance improvements blogpost. Again, the content is ever-sharp but the style is so full of claudisms it's next to unbearable to read. I'm not anti-AI by any means, I just find it annoying, that's it really.
      2. sltr · 1789659644 · focus · HN ↗

         Agree. A whole tree of comments agreeing with you is not appearing on this post because that's how HN works.

         I loathe LLM prose, no matter who posts it. It earns a quick cmd+w.

         My prizes for spending the internet points to say this are the joy of resisting normalization of illiteracy and a tacit camaraderie with the hundreds of others who agree but won't comment or upvote.

         1. Timwi · 1789718860 · focus · HN ↗

            > I loathe LLM prose, no matter who posts it

            I don't know if it's even possible anymore to write a detailed, technical article without a swarm of people showing this reaction.

            1. sltr · 1789814929 · focus · HN ↗

               Detailed, technical articles appreciated. LLM prose, not.

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