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1. jabedude · 1790975528 · focus · HN ↗

   How is Zig doing as a project? I remember they took a hard line against AI

   1. abc42 · 1790975852 · focus · HN ↗

      It looks like they're spending 5 months what should be a 1 month job these days.

      1. onlyrealcuzzo · 1790975988 · focus · HN ↗

         Filed a compiler bug related to dwarf tables that screws up debugging and line of code coverage that they completely ignored, just because I mentioned that I had every LLM check it to confirm it's a bug, since all I know is what kcov and every coverage tool generates incorrect coverage data for my repo, for 100% certain.

         1. UncleOxidant · 1790977353 · focus · HN ↗

            If they really insist on no LLM involvement at all then they're going to fall behind and lose out. Your LLM use case seems really very conservative - you didn't write any code with it, you just use it to confirm the bug. There are many OSS projects that are also taking a similar hardline against LLMs - people are going to fork them and then move on. I've had LLMs fix bugs/add features to a couple of projects like this and, well, they're missing out on the fixes/added features that I'm using locally.

            1. acedTrex · 1790977611 · focus · HN ↗

               They are doing fine, all this "left behind" talk has no basis other than cope.
            2. 0c3ca83 · 1790982662 · focus · HN ↗

               People keep promising me that I'll be left behind, but somehow it never seems to happen.

               1. nvme0n1p1 · 1790985867 · focus · HN ↗

                  They remind me of the "have fun staying poor" people from crypto

                  1. 0c3ca83 · 1790986341 · focus · HN ↗

                     I'd really love to figure out how to stay behind, but the people who keep insisting I'll be left behind are doing their level best to prevent it.
                  2. onlyrealcuzzo · 1790988250 · focus · HN ↗

                     TBF, most people did stay poor, they just didn't really get richer.
               2. brabel · 1791015429 · focus · HN ↗

                  How do you evaluate this? Have you tried looking for a job? Or compared your project with a similar project where people are using AI and you are not? Or you’re just staying put and waiting to see what happens?
               3. boomlinde · 1791109793 · focus · HN ↗

                  It's remarkable how easily these idiots can be conditioned into parroting the usual FOMO lines without question. Same people would've had me think I'm a fucking moron for not buying ugly monkey pictures during the NFT bubble.

                  I'm thinking their lives must be absolutely dreadful for this constant fear of being left behind.

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