JenniferplusplusSep 21, 2025
wowwwww I can't tell you how much I hate this
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/programming-guide/classes-and-structs/how-to-initialize-a-dictionary-with-a-collection-initializer#use-ai-to-initialize-a-dictionary
How to initialize a dictionary with a collection initializer - C#

Learn how to initialize a dictionary in C#, using either the Add method or an index initializer. This example shows both options.

Show threadJenniferplusplusSep 21, 2025
These are the official docs for the programming language. Fuck all the way off with this
Show threadLi ~ Crystal System
@jenniferplusplus i love the idea that ai is going to revolutionize coding because you "dont have to know how to code" but then its also just "write this really long, specific prompt using these technical terms that you would need to know to just code it normally, except now it has a chance to not work"
Sep 21, 2025 at 9:46amWeb
Show threaddominicSep 21, 2025
@Li @jenniferplusplus someone ran a pilot where I work where a team did a project they'd basically done before, but now with AI. Took 'em less time, unsurprisingly. Questions regarding the fact that *they already knew how to do the project the second time around* were waved aside. They don't care! And it doesn't make sense.
Show threadAaronSep 21, 2025
@Li @jenniferplusplus Let's all switch from a language that's designed from the ground up to be unambiguous and otherwise fit for purpose, to English. It'll be great.
Show threadLi ~ Crystal SystemSep 21, 2025

@hosford42 @jenniferplusplus

that is the other thing, its kinda clear its being boosted by people who've never coded anything in their life, because like, actually writing the code is like the easy part.

Show threadAaronSep 22, 2025
@Li @jenniferplusplus I'm not surprised! It's hard to get this from the outside. The code looks complicated so people assume that's where the difficulty lies, but it's really in designing the patterns the code is there to represent. Not something that can just be gone around.
Show threadTinheadNedSep 21, 2025
@Li @jenniferplusplus the AI singularity is now: when people turn up on a forum to say they're stuck they also add "and I asked chatgpt but its answers didn't work either"