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snapetomtoday at 7:18 PM1 replyview on HN

I did a code review for a really, let's just say "challenging", co-worker a few years ago. There was one block of code that was really obtuse and I couldn't figure out why it was there and what it did. So I asked him.

He sighed like he was taking responsibility for a grave sin and I should admire him for it, and said, "I don't know. I copied that from StackOverflow."

I've felt that AI is just an amplification of what we've all done and been through with SO answers.


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jeromechootoday at 8:15 PM

It certainly makes it all the easier for people predisposed to this quality of work.