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I'm experiencing something similar with another piece of software. ledger-cli is a boring, dependable accounting application. The next release will be the firs
by taviso 6mo ago
I'm experiencing something similar with another piece of software. ledger-cli is a boring, dependable accounting application.
The next release will be the first where the majority of commits will be made by AI, and it has definitely not gone smoothly.
After a dozen or so bug reports, it's mostly in a working state, but I worry the output is no longer reliable in subtle ways.
- cdkmoose 6mo agoI think apps like this are the real risk. Who is going to get in trouble because vim* has a bug from AI generated code? Errors in your accounting software can get you into audit/compliance trouble.
- JuniperMesos 6mo agoWhat specifically has gone poorly? Is a dozen bug reports high or low compared to previous versions of the software where humans are writing the code? I don't use ledger-cli myself but I do use the similar software hledger. I don't pay very close attention to hledger's development process, but I haven't noticed any bugs that affect me in years of using it.
- taviso 6mo agoMajor breaking bugs. A regression here and there would be normal before, major features breaking in this stable 25 year old software is simply unheard of. This is not exciting cutting-edge software, it's a boring financial app. My instinct is people want stability and confidence that the output won't change and that their records will still parse.