May Likes Toronto1d ago

Working software developers of the Fedi, what's your relationship with AI coding (like Claude Code)?

#poll #askFedi #software

Don't like it. I don't use it for work.
53.4%
Don't like it. I have to use it for work.
12.4%
It's complicated. I don't use it for work.
5.3%
It's complicated. I have to use it for work.
10.7%
It's complicated. I happily use it for work.
7.6%
I like it. I don't use it for work.
1%
I like it. I have to use it for work.
0.3%
I like it. I happily use it for work.
6.6%
Other, comment below.
2.6%
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Show threadEdwin G. 1d ago

@mayintoronto My relationship with those tools is complex.

Whomever uses them is accountable for every character that’s written. After all, it’s the user’s identity that’s tied to the code, not the genAI’s.

Show threadMay Likes Toronto1d ago
@EdwinG There are so many layers of abstraction away from a single individual's code that the concept of "accountability" feels weird.
Show threadJérôme

@mayintoronto @EdwinG I tend to agree with Edwin. The commit/PR is under a single person’s name.

So if you push garbage, generated by Ai or not, it’s on you.

If you push code and lines you don’t understand, it’s on you. And that happened with slack overflow copy pasting before too.

Apr 5 at 8:12pmWeb
Show threadEdwin G. 1d ago

@jerome @mayintoronto Where I work, PRs are usually in multiple names.

Those that review and approve also have their name on it and are also accountable - albeit differently.