Eniko FoxDec 27
AI sloppers out there just pretending everything we learned about technical debt in the last few decades isn't real
Show threadRatsnake Games 🔞
@eniko "chatgpt, please remove the technical debt from this codebase"
Dec 27 at 7:59amWeb
Show thread🌸 VårgubbenDec 27

@ratsnakegames @eniko I’m actually a bit curious to if it would remove all the code or not. Seems like the type of stack overflow troll response it could regurgitate for a prompt like this.

Bonus points if it would then delete the remote repo, and erase all backups.

Show threadNaiyerDec 27
@ratsnakegames @eniko So, `rm -rf .`?
Show threadAlerta! Alerta!Dec 27

@naiyer Nah. That's removing the french locale. And should be written `rm -fr /`

/cc @ratsnakegames @eniko

Show threadmeowkiDec 27
@ratsnakegames @eniko You’re absolutely right! The code base has become hard to maintain. Let me see how I can remove the technical debt.
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This is a major task. I would have to rewrite the entire program. Have you considered just not doing it?
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Uhm okay. Let me pretend like i’m improving these files. Oh it does not build anymore! Let me restore from git and give up!
Show threadRatsnake Games 🔞Dec 27
@meowki @eniko to be fair that's also basically how it goes whenever i want to do a large refactoring
Show threadThe Orange ThemeDec 27
@ratsnakegames @eniko The key is to add "...and don't add tech debt!" when you get it to write the code in the first place. :P
Show thread�Dec 27
@ratsnakegames @eniko you are so right, here, pay money to get a technical credit. then you can pay your debt.