so your argument is because shitty devs exist that AI can’t be a shitty tool.

Shitty tools exist. shitty devs exist. allowing AI code generation only serves as an excuse for shitty devs when they’re allowed to use it. “oh sorry, the AI did that.” “man that didn’t work? musta been that new algorithm github updated yesterday.”

shitty workers use shitty tools because they don’t care about the quality and consistency of the product they build.

ever seen a legitimate carpenter use one of these things to build a house?

yeah, you won’t because anything built with that will never pass inspection. shitty tools are used by shitty devs.

could AI code generation get better? absolutely! is it possible to use it today? sure. should you use it? absolutely not.

as software developers we have the power to build and do whatever we want. we have amazing powers that allow us to do that, but rarely do we ever stop to ask if we should do it.

sometimes working smarter is actually putting the work in so you don’t have to waste time and stress about if it’s going to work or not.

I get Dreamweaver vibes from AI generated code. Sure, the website works. looks exactly the way it should. works exactly how it should. that HTML source though… fucking aweful.

I can agree, AI is an augment to the tools you can use. however, it’s being marketed as a replacement and a large variety of devs are using it as such.

shitty devs are enabled by shitty tools.

my argument is that lazy devs use the tool because that’s what it was designed for.

just calling a hammer a hammer.

that depends on your definition of what a “terrible dev” is.

of the three devs that I know have used AI, all we’re moderately acceptable devs before they relied on AI. this formed my opinion that AI code and the devs that use it are terrible.

two of those three I no longer work with because they were let go for quality and productivity issues.

so you can clearly see why my opinion of AI code is so low.

I sent a PR back to a Dev five times before I gave the work to someone else.

they used AI to generate everything.

surprise, there were so many problems it broke the whole stack.

this is a routine thing this one dev does too. every PR has to be tossed back at least once. not expecting perfection, but I do expect it to not break the whole app.

as a dental assistant I can also confirm that AI has increased my productivity, checks notes, by a lot.

I think the key here is intent. kill switch or not, proving you had the intent to harm is what you’re found guilty of.

can’t prove intent on code that’s had all history wiped from it and sat in prod for several years.

“why does this code exist?” – “IDK” “in your expert opinion why does this exist?” – “I cannot express my expert opinion because of a lack of evidence”

IMO DMCA complaints should require a revenue loss figure (not potential loss) attributed to every report. and if its found that the company filed a false complaint, they are forced to pay 10x the amount to the victim(s).

want to claim a small free software platform cost you 11 billion in lost revenue? hope you can prove it, otherwise you just handed Nintendo over to “Joey from Nebraska”.

lol. you think any judge or jury is going to understand the nuances of how a kill switch works?

“did you implement a kill switch that harmed my clients interests?” – “I have no idea what you’re talking about, and furthermore had your client not broken anti-union laws and came to negotiations, staff could have been available to identify and resolve the issues your client allowed to happen through their own willful negligence.”

this can’t happen because the kill switch activates after 72 hours and “order 66” initiates, plunging the whole stack into lockdown and the org into absolute chaos.

hope there were backups you strike busting pieces of shit.

don’t fuck with IT professionals. you take away the only fulfillment we get out of life and you will come to personally understand the meaning behind, “there are worse fates than death”

apes strong together.

P Diddy

thanks for the heads up and I’ll definitely will keep that in mind when I’m looking.

If I can’t find wfh work, I’ll focus my efforts on building/supporting software developer unions while working construction. rather be outside and be miserable than inside and miserable.

only Mr Krabs, and as long as that damned sponge isn’t around.

I’ll be looking for work in about 3 months and my hard line is wfh.

I will never work in an office with people again.

I don’t think many can taste the sarcasm in your comment, but you’re spot on.

no, but not for why you think.

because it’s far more effective to scan samples from you than whole organs.

now you know why

if it’s citrix you used to be able to modify the local connection config file to allow access to the clipboard regardless of what the server allowed.

been a few years since I needed to do it, but it was possible at one time.

that’s so easy! /s

technically any vehicle can be remotely shut down if you’re high enough on a wanted list.

just ask Ayman al-Zawahiri, wait… you can’t.