• SabinStargem@lemmy.today
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    3 days ago

    In theory, completely rewriting legacy software with AI could be a great thing - doing so every 3 or 4 years, allowing newer and better AI to tackle the task, optimizing for every development made in technology or standards.

    However, this still requires human minds to define, guide, and verify these projects. AI opens up possibilities for better development, but executives seem determined to fritter away such potential by axing the human element.

    It is like a certain story…

    • Axolotl@feddit.it
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      2 days ago

      I don’t know how much AIs can be useful on big ass projects, but it def was useful for me when i had to look at the code of a project i made 1 year ago, i was so much worse at writing code and it was such a mess that ultimately i used an AI agent to rewrite it
      Do i feel dirty? Yep
      Has it saved time? YES

    • Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      3 days ago

      You forgot that AI cannot “rewrite legacy software”.

      Otherwise it’s a nice thing to fantasize about 😁