Jean-Baptiste "JBQ" QuéruFeb 21

So, you want me to code in a language that has no formal specification, no test suite, that changes continuously, where builds are not reproducible, where results depend on a hidden state in a build cache that can't be backed up, where I have to pay for each compilation, where I have to continuously send a copy of my code to a third party, and that might disappear with no notice?

Geee, vibe coding looks FUN!

Show threadBenjamin Sonntag-KingFeb 21
@jbqueru hi. Can you tell me what you are talking about?
(Not sure I will like the answer but better be prepared and informed about our current enemy....)
Show threadJean-Baptiste "JBQ" Quéru
@benjamin generally speaking, the notion of trusting generative LLMs to write code. More specifically, Musk's recent goal of generating binaries directly, i.e. of removing the ability for humans to review the result in practice.
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Show threadBenjamin Sonntag-KingFeb 21

@jbqueru oh okay, thanks.
I didn't know they wanted to produce binary directly. Nothing unepexcted from this person...

what a weird and infuriating timeline,..

Show threadBillFeb 21

@jbqueru @benjamin

As someone who has done a little assembly language programming, I guess a human could review the code AI generated, but they would need to be very, very skilled.

Show threadJean-Baptiste "JBQ" QuéruFeb 21
@w_b @benjamin I would say, yes, and no. A disassembly is far from being the same as assembly source code, it'll be missing comments and symbols and macros, which are critical to being able to read assembly source code. Without those, it's all magic values.