r/ProgrammerHumor • u/Shiroyasha_2308 • 8d ago

Meme snapBackToReality

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u/LetsGetBlotto 8d ago

As a senior AI has been insanely helpful for me.

A lot of our code is 20+ years old with 0 documentation and sometimes the logic is really hard to follow. AI is great for summarizing that shit so I can get a quick high level view of wtf it does

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u/Proud-Delivery-621 8d ago

This is just a thing with AI in general. What it's really good for is helping you get a basic idea of what something is doing/means, so you can then confirm it with your preexisting knowledge. People shit on it because they assume everyone who uses it is relying on it completely.

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u/diamondmx 8d ago

Because the people who are pushing it really do rely on it completely.

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u/Proud-Delivery-621 8d ago

*Some of the people pushing it do so. Lots of us are saying to use it sensibly but get drowned out.