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Disaffected

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5. I dunno, my experience with AI in coding is very limited.

Reply to Xolodno (Reply #4)

Fri Sep 5, 2025, 09:21 PM

Friday

The particular platform (IDE) I used to build my two apps is Windsurf/Cascade. I don't really know how "tight" and efficient the HTML code it generated is but both apps are relatively simple (one or two screens of content) and both are over 1,500 lines of code - it would take me longer just to type such an amount of code from a hard copy than to get the IDE to produce the whole functional thing, especially after I gained a little experience with it.

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Where's the Shovelware? Why AI Coding Claims Don't Add Up --- Mike Judge Sep 03, 2025 [View all] usonian Friday OP

Worse, your coding or writing skills will rot away the longer you rely on AI. hunter Friday #1

This article misses the point however that AI will write code not just for experienced programmers but Disaffected Friday #2

In the "old days" we could spin up a BASIC program or hypercard stack with very little experience. usonian Friday #3

Forgot where I read it, but Computer Science is being avoided like the plague right now in universities. Xolodno Friday #4

I dunno, my experience with AI in coding is very limited. Disaffected Friday #5

I got sent to enough tech conventions to be a bit on the "lets wait and see approach". Xolodno Friday #6