2026-10-15 11:18 UTC
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@some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 2026-10-16 03:01
Torvalds’s first publicly released chatbot code was in January this year, when he vibe-coded a project in Python because he didn’t know enough Python. The programming language kids learn in high school. The guy who runs the kernel couldn’t get his head around Python. I’m pissed at the AI companies for all kinds of things like hiking computer parts prices and the impending destruction of the economy when the lies hype dies. But this is a weak ass argument. The guy who created the Linux kernel and git can absolutely get his head around Python. He’s just allocating his time and energy toward kernel development rather than learning Python and rightly so. Besides, maybe he just hates the language. I know I do, but I started with Perl, so that shaped the way I like to work.
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@Railcar8095@lemmy.world 2026-10-15 18:32
I’ll start with fuck AI, but it does feel like most of the people commenting here only know about coding and AI from stories around a campfire. A good developer will consider the tools and choose the ones that are beneficial. It’s crazy that people think somebody like Linus will suddenly be useless because of AI.
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@ArseAssassin@sopuli.xyz 2026-10-15 20:54
Linus Torvalds has been AI curious for a while. He went on Linus Sebastian’s YouTube channel, Linus Tech Tips, in November last year. He was clearly well into the chatbot already: [YouTube] That’s reality. Deal with it. That genie is out of the bottle. You’re not getting it back. And you’re not getting it back whether you are a photographer who’s out of work. Those things are gone, right? Because you can fake pictures so much better now. Or you’re a programmer that has to learn to deal with a new reality. I think actually on the programming side, we’re in a fairly good spot. I really think that AI will be a tool and it will make people more productive. I think that vibe coding is great for getting into programming. I think it’s going to be a horrible thing to maintain. Uhh…
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@antianarchist@sopuli.xyz 2026-10-15 20:21
I think we have bigger problems in life than judging a person by their own actions. Like sure, go waste your time. But you better invest it into a fork of the kernel. Because you know, you can fork it. Or just not use it. You have the freedom to do whatever you want. Choosing to just insult shows how bitter and frustrated you are.
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@GeneralEmergency@lemmy.world 2026-10-15 16:43
No one should be surprised. Man’s got a massive ego problem, and has done for years. Of course he’d think his AI code is good.
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@DekSomBoon@lemmy.today 2026-10-15 12:13
The most disappointing aspect of using AI on linux, to me, is that it sort of implies linux is now more comfortable with the “move fast and break things” -mindset, now caring more about “efficiency” and “speed” rather than integrity and quality.