Why “code” is being discussed
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Nitpicks about CLI coding agents: Many times, while they are doing something, I’ll be typing a prompt, and then all of a sudden I get a question with Y/N options, and by ac…
by nico · Oct 31, 2026
Yes, exactly! If it reads that it took you 10 minutes to code then I'm not paying shit
by gonzalohm · Oct 31, 2026
You need a skilled person to make it success. Someone who has already made his hand dirty with the legacy code for years should be the right person for it.
by myspeed · Oct 31, 2026
Yeah, the excuses courts come up with to allow code are becoming SO absurd they're kind of funny. For example: https://www.courthousenews.com/coders-lose-appeal-i…
by spwa4 · Oct 31, 2026
LLMs are great for rote work, but this obviously goes beyond that. How much are you really giving when you can't even bother to write descriptions for the git repos? I can gener…
by anonymous908213 · Oct 31, 2026
It accidentally made a compiler because of an ambiguous prompt. And yes it will find "helpful" code on other parts of the system. Which means claude most likely has a `find ~` o…
by genxy · Oct 31, 2026
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In communications and information processing, a code is a system of rules to convert information—such as a letter, word, sound, image, or gesture—into another form, sometimes shortened or secret, for communication through a communication channel or storage in a storage medium. Read more on Wikipedia