It's great to add new features, but couldn't GitHub fix the essential ones first?
Just this week, I encountered the following problems:
- a diff showing "0 files changed" while there are many [1];
- suggested changes in a PR not rendering the original line [2];
- bug trackers not showing more than the 40th page [3].
Might seem nitpicky but it was just over the last week... I have a whole bunch of other bugs on my mind, and unfortunately, it's only gotten worse over the years. To the point where I almost don't care anymore.
In the current age of AI, the cost of adding new features is much, much lower than the cost of fixing bugs.
This has always been the case to a certain extent, but the effect has now been amplified to the point that certain complex bugs will likely remain unfixed forever if AI can't fix them easily.
Delgan · · focus · HN ↗
Just this week, I encountered the following problems:
- a diff showing "0 files changed" while there are many [1];
- suggested changes in a PR not rendering the original line [2];
- bug trackers not showing more than the 40th page [3].
Might seem nitpicky but it was just over the last week... I have a whole bunch of other bugs on my mind, and unfortunately, it's only gotten worse over the years. To the point where I almost don't care anymore.
[1] <a href="https://github.com/PokeAPI/sprites/pull/284#issuecomment-5856067144" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/PokeAPI/sprites/pull/284#issuecomment-585...
[2] <a href="https://github.com/Delgan/loguru/pull/1516#discussion_r4126888448" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/Delgan/loguru/pull/1516#discussion_r41268...
[3] <a href="https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/182925" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/182925
bakugo · · focus · HN ↗
This has always been the case to a certain extent, but the effect has now been amplified to the point that certain complex bugs will likely remain unfixed forever if AI can't fix them easily.