alt Hacker NewsCode too.
I work with programmers and it's not uncommon that they can remember with shocking detail about code they've written in the past.
Someone might mention an issue that has cropped up and they'll stare off into space for a few moments and actually remember where that issue stems from in the code, because they remember writing it like 8 months ago.
This skill will be lost when AI is generating all code, we'll be stuck in a perpetual loop of having AI keep track of the state of the code in order for AI to extend and maintain it.
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I mean I think this is just how AI already operates. I’ve seen multiple models go digging in the git blame or past PRs, and even unmerged PRs. When agents work on a project that has well-defined in-repo docs, agents normally update them without prompting. So I doubt this will be a big issue for AI, but agreed we’re losing a skill
Will AI remember ? Or rather how will we make AI remember ?