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PS5 Linux lead quits: "a bunch of noobs using LLMs" that "they don't understand"

344 points · 227 comments · alexjplant

eugenekolo · 1789571185 · focus · HN ↗
Hobby groups projects like this are less fun for a lot of people who used to enjoy interacting with smart people. It's definitely become a game of just spam claude for answers with zero understanding or care for how anything actually works. That's fine to get things done and fine for a lot of side projects, but it definitely ruins the joy that people have in understanding systems and working with intellectuals.
1. aeonflux · 1789572026 · focus · HN ↗
  > Hobby groups projects like this are less fun for a lot of people who used to enjoy interacting with smart people.
  Same thing did happen to many work places. People at all levels proxy questions through LLMs and don't even bother to read/trim/edit the response.
  Funny, how suddenly a tight, 1-2 sentence response on point is a sign of skill.
  1. mathisfun123 · 1789572771 · focus · HN ↗
    > Funny, how suddenly a tight, 1-2 sentence response on point is a sign of skill.
    Communicating well has always been a sign of skill. Talking to most devs was like pulling teeth even before LLMs.

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