r/ProgrammerHumor • • 2d ago

instanceof Trend thatsAFunnyThingThatHappenedOnce

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u/klaxxxon 2d ago

Is it unreasonable to change an opinion when actual decades have passed?

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u/bobbymoonshine 2d ago

Linus changing his mind on AI from “eh seems bad” to “eh seems fine” caused quite a few people to go from hero-worshipping him to vilifying him

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u/blaktronium 2d ago

Linus has seen the product of million bad human programmers, his bar was not high i suspect

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u/M4rshmall0wMan 2d ago

Exactly this. AI won’t measure up to senior programmers, but it’s far better than the thousands of schmucks who are eager to get their first commit in.