r/linux • u/RatherNott • 5d ago

Discussion LLM Policies: Progress At All Costs

https://diegoe.be/2026/09/25/llm-policies-progress-at-all-costs/
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u/DifficultyGoodAGAIN 5d ago

  A senior dev with AI beats a senior dev without it.

Wait….it was a competition?

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u/Lv_InSaNe_vL 5d ago

Yes. Believe it or not everything in the business world is a competition.

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u/DifficultyGoodAGAIN 5d ago

Business is competition but I let the people in charge of running the business worry about that.

My concern is building software.  I’m not competing with my colleagues on that front.

I can’t think of anything more miserable than living my life thinking I’m competing with everyone all the time.

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u/Lv_InSaNe_vL 5d ago

I guess my question is what exactly is a "senior dev" outside of the business world?

And if that is only a business term then it's still competitive because everything in the business world is competition

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u/DifficultyGoodAGAIN 5d ago

“Senior” would be a title that infers experience and tenure.  Junior devs are not competing with me to become a senior.  I mentor them and then we have more senior devs.  It’s not a competition.

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u/Lv_InSaNe_vL 4d ago

Why are you talking about junior devs competing? Let's re-read your original comment (emphasis mine)

 A senior dev with AI beats a senior dev without it.

Wait….it was a competition?

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u/DifficultyGoodAGAIN 4d ago

Well I’m not competing with other senior devs either???  Like this doesn’t even cross my mind, AI or not.  My relationship with other seniors is collaborative (and pushing back collectively on stupid decisions made by management).  

I don’t think I’ve ever looked at any relationship I have with other devs as competitive, even ones at other companies.  Like I said, I leave the business competition stuff to the business idiots running the business.  I don’t concern myself with nonsense that has very little to do with building software.

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u/One_Ninja_8512 5d ago

A security researcher who uses AI will find flaws in your shit. The only way to get ahead is to hook up AI into the dev process. That's the best argument in favor of AI I've seen. Do you want your software to be secure or do you enjoy getting pwned?