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New comment by feastingonslop in "D Programming Language"

feastingonslop — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 06:28:56 +0000

Nor does it stop self-respecting LLMs.

New comment by feastingonslop in "Software design is now cheap"

feastingonslop — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 05:27:51 +0000

What value is there in tested code when you have the option of superlative, flawless code?

New comment by feastingonslop in "Software design is now cheap"

feastingonslop — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 05:24:40 +0000

LLMs write superior code. Maybe they learned from humans, but they have seen further while standing on those shoulders.

New comment by feastingonslop in "Software design is now cheap"

feastingonslop — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 05:14:58 +0000

If the LLM writes better code (and it will) then its code should be favored over a library.

New comment by feastingonslop in "Software design is now cheap"

feastingonslop — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 04:47:46 +0000

Why would you not?

New comment by feastingonslop in "Something Big Is Happening"

feastingonslop — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 04:12:47 +0000

It doesn’t mess up. Not any more.

New comment by feastingonslop in "Stop generating, start thinking"

feastingonslop — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 07:50:47 +0000

> Everyone can treat the project as a black box, and focus on observable changes to the project's behavior.

This is a good thing. I don’t need to focus on oil refineries when I fill my car with gas. I don’t know how to run a refinery, and don’t need to know.

Goal: Ship 1M Lines of Code Daily

feastingonslop — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 05:42:25 +0000

Life is good.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46931629

Points: 2

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New comment by feastingonslop in "Software factories and the agentic moment"

feastingonslop — Sat, 07 Feb 2026 23:39:19 +0000

Since the code does not matter, you wouldn’t need or want to phrase it in terms of algorithmic complexity. You surely would have a more real world requirement, like, if the data set has X elements then it should be processed within Y milliseconds. The AI is free to implement that however it likes.

New comment by feastingonslop in "Software factories and the agentic moment"

feastingonslop — Sat, 07 Feb 2026 22:30:45 +0000

If you have particular performance requirements like that, then include them. Test for them. You still don’t have to actually look at the code. Either the software meets expectations or it doesn’t, and keep having AI work at it until you’re satisfied.

New comment by feastingonslop in "Software factories and the agentic moment"

feastingonslop — Sat, 07 Feb 2026 21:45:59 +0000

And that is the right assumption. Why would any humans need (or even want) to look at code any more? That’s like saying you want to go manually inspect the oil refinery every time you fill your car up with gas. Absurd.

New comment by feastingonslop in "Software factories and the agentic moment"

feastingonslop — Sat, 07 Feb 2026 21:28:06 +0000

The code itself does not matter. If the tests pass, and the tests are good, then who cares? AI will be maintaining the code.

New comment by feastingonslop in "Coding agents have replaced every framework I used"

feastingonslop — Sat, 07 Feb 2026 18:29:40 +0000

Nobody is saying to skip testing the software. Testing is still important. What the code itself looks like, isn’t.

New comment by feastingonslop in "Coding agents have replaced every framework I used"

feastingonslop — Sat, 07 Feb 2026 16:12:50 +0000

And there was a time when using libraries and frameworks was the right thing to do, for that very reason. But LLMs have the equivalent of way more experience than any single programmer, and can generate just the bit of code that you actually need, without having to include the whole framework.

New comment by feastingonslop in "How to effectively write quality code with AI"

feastingonslop — Sat, 07 Feb 2026 13:54:06 +0000

I don’t understand the interest in “quality code.” I never need to look at the code itself. I just make sure it runs right.

New comment by feastingonslop in "Hoot: Scheme on WebAssembly"

feastingonslop — Sat, 07 Feb 2026 13:45:08 +0000

Which LLM works best for Racket?

New comment by feastingonslop in "Coding assistants are slow. So we multitask"

feastingonslop — Sun, 25 Jan 2026 00:46:05 +0000

Why build software slower than possible? Do you just enjoy wasting people’s time?

New comment by feastingonslop in "Can AI Pass Freshman CS? [video]"

feastingonslop — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 04:10:58 +0000

Yes, but it would be bored.

New comment by feastingonslop in "Show HN: I quit coding years ago. AI brought me back"

feastingonslop — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 07:47:05 +0000

Why do you think vibe code isn’t good enough for real products? Just so long as you have tests that show it functions as expected, why does it matter?

New comment by feastingonslop in "Code is cheap now, but software isn't"

feastingonslop — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 04:32:21 +0000

I thought it seemed like an especially good read!