In a way I'm glad that we started discourse on LLM use in Node.js core because it revealed to me that there are a lot more people who are not in AI hype-cycle than I previously thought. I'm now much more optimistic about the future of software engineering!
Consider this:
- 87.3% upvote ratio with 298 upvotes on /r/node
- 76.6% upvote ratio with 50 upvotes on /r/javascript (and I just posted it)
- Incredibly supportive comments on HN (!!!)
Node.js TSC meeting ended slightly earlier today, and we had a very productive conversation on LLM use in Node.js core. I don’t think I covered all concerns that I heard or had, but I tired to summarize most of them!
The resolution is to hold a bigger discussion during the collaborator summit in London in 2 weeks.
For now the AI policy PR will remain blocked!
@indutny @jonasgeiler For one thing, Bun is a competitor owned by an AI company. Node.js is never going to beat them at their own game (slop, and lots of it) but what Node could do is shoot itself in the foot by alienating those folks who won’t use Bun for these reasons and miss a golden opportunity to differentiate itself in a meaningful way.
(Not telling you this is as I’m sure you know but in case it helps as a voice from the community to back you up.)
Fedor Indutny
Jonas Geiler
Aral Balkan