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1. unified101 · 1789979593 · focus · HN ↗

   Seems low. 80% people are manually typing in things? In my circle it's close to 0% code written manually.

   Do linux devs live in a completely different microcosm?

   1. sheepscreek · 1789980131 · focus · HN ↗

      My hypothesis:

      Linux kernel is a huge project - with a lot of people volunteering. You’d be burning through a crazy amount of input tokens to gain enough context to get any work done. I doubt many volunteers pay for their own top-tier subscription plans that would be able to do so cost-effectively.

      1. unified101 · 1789980962 · focus · HN ↗

         My follow up would be - how many are unemployed vs employed. From what I do know, most linux devs also work someplace, so either directly or indirectly have the means for a 20-100 dollar subscription a month.

         More than that, I've not seen people do agentic coding in one part of their work, and manual coding in another. Is there any first hand account of someone doing this? It kind of rewires your brain, and makes it hard to do both at the same time.

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