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minus-squareSentient Loom@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoIf you use AI to generate code, that should always be the first draft. You still have to edit it to make sure it’s good.
minus-squarewalter_wiggles@lemmy.nzOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoI totally agree, but I don’t hear any discussion about how to incentivize developers to do it. If AI makes creating new code disproportionately easy, then I think DRY and refactoring will fall by the wayside.
minus-squareSentient Loom@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoHow do we currently incentivize developers to keep it DRY? Code review still exists.
If you use AI to generate code, that should always be the first draft. You still have to edit it to make sure it’s good.
I totally agree, but I don’t hear any discussion about how to incentivize developers to do it.
If AI makes creating new code disproportionately easy, then I think DRY and refactoring will fall by the wayside.
How do we currently incentivize developers to keep it DRY? Code review still exists.