josefa high-profile software project proudly announcing that it's going to start "using AI" is basically the same thing to me as seeing a big "this repo is archived" banner. perhaps even worse in some respects? intentionally or not, the message it sends is "we don't really enjoy programming and we don't want to work on this anymore, but rather than retire the project we're going to do a really lackluster job from now on". like if your favorite coffee brand proudly announced "now 20% more sawdust"
pilkiad@jk Do you have an example of this? Genuinely curious as I don't know any projects that proudly pivot to AI-first
derptron@pilkiad @jk I actually just ran into exactly this today and apparently not from this thread though it would seem like the place I'd see it posted. Must have been a different mastodon post or some other thing...
But here you go:
https://www.rsyslog.com/rsyslog-goes-ai-first-a-new-chapter-begins/
rsyslog Goes AI First — A New Chapter Begins - rsyslog
After 24 months of focused evaluation and careful experimentation, we’re excited to announce a major shift in the evolution of rsyslog: we’re going AI First. For those who love more details, please the the more in-depth description of AI First. This marks the beginning of a strategic transformation in how we design, develop, and support […]
@crazyeddie @jk Just had a look at their GitHub Repo and the moment I see headers being started with emojis I just know the docs are shit