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1. wilson+(OP)[view] [source] 2026-01-01 01:42:01
> "Why is Claude writing TypeScript I'm supposed to read?" 40% of code is now machine-written. That number's only going up.

How much of the code is read by humans, though? I think using languages that LLMs work well with, like TS or Python, makes a lot of sense but the chosen language still needs to be readable by humans.

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2. sublin+f7[view] [source] 2026-01-01 02:58:28
>>wilson+(OP)
Why do people keep saying LLMs work well with high level scripting languages?

I've never had a good result. Just tons of silent bugs that are obvious those experienced with Python, JS/TS, etc. and subtle to everyone else.

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3. alienb+88[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-01-01 03:09:21
>>sublin+f7
Perhaps they are being more successful in their use of llm's than you are?
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4. sublin+1a[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-01-01 03:30:04
>>alienb+88
Yes "success" as they understand it, and they are always so smug while refusing to show or even discuss the code the LLM produced.

A poor craftsman may blame his tools, but some tools really are the wrong ones for the job.

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5. raddan+ed[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-01-01 04:16:25
>>sublin+1a
I keep having this nagging suspicion that the biggest AI boosters just aren’t very good programmers. Maybe they cannot see all the subtle bugs. I’m not an amazing coder but I frequently have “wait, stop!” moments when generating code with an LLM.
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