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nevi-meyesterday at 8:57 AM1 replyview on HN

1. Our backlog of bugs gets processed quicker because instead of staring at the code for 10 minutes fiuring out what's happening, there's a tool that can reason about it quicker.

2. Code reviews and security reviews happen quicker and produce more findings.

I would think that (m)any team(s) using AI might also be seeing a higher rate of finding and fixing issues.

Even the Linux Kernel (I'd say Windows and Apple too) are seeing the same phenomenon.


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Supermanchoyesterday at 2:27 PM

Linus: "it keeps finding embarrassing bugs"

Linux Kernel: https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAHk-=wi4zC+Ze8e+p3tMv8TtG_80Kzs...

The idea that software has gotten so complex that a machine can evaluate code paths better than a human, seems to bristle the fur of many. Some people didn't think we would see the day where that comparative human limitation was laid bare in simpler tasks than they expected. I believe older developers are less likely to be offended, having to deal with this as a matter of course (as the mind declines).

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