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I read this article and the subtext in my head is “I pointed Claude at my ten year old code in a sandbox and it couldn’t handle adding the features I wanted. So

I read this article and the subtext in my head is “I pointed Claude at my ten year old code in a sandbox and it couldn’t handle adding the features I wanted. So for v3 I will make it better for agentic development.” I’ve become so cynical this year.

JuniperMesos 17d ago
Why is it bad to make a codebase better for agentic development?
- rtpg 17d ago
  My glib assumption is you do that, you spend a bunch of tokens, and you end up with the same sort of mess you had the first time around. The sort of "eternal addition" glomming of code that leads to tears on older codebases... I don't really see why agentic development avoids this. And I think there are arguments that it _accelerates_ it (but I'm pretty open to nuance on that side of the fence)
YavenTeam 17d ago
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mathisfun123 17d ago
> I’ve become so cynical this year. sorry don't understand the relationship here...? > cynical: contemptuously distrustful of human nature and motives; based on or reflecting a belief that human conduct is motivated primarily by self-interest
tonymet 17d ago
Cynicism is an attitude, and a choice. And comments like these are so cliche. AI is an amazing tool, and you have a volunteer helping to create the next best edition of a charity project.
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solarkraft 17d ago
What’s cynical about this? Everybody is modernizing their codebases for agentic development.
- artisinal 17d ago
  I’m not. I’m optimizing my code for artisanal development.
  - stronglikedan 17d ago
    It's okay to remain on the brink of starvation as long as you're doing what you love! Is that gonna be a new Etsy category?
    - away0g 16d ago
      Home-made code, just like grandma used to vibe
- Waterluvian 17d ago
  Well, almost everybody. Once I’m done integrating blockchain technology and minting NFTs, I’ll catch up to modernizing for agentic development.

JuniperMesos 17d ago

Why is it bad to make a codebase better for agentic development?

rtpg 17d ago
My glib assumption is you do that, you spend a bunch of tokens, and you end up with the same sort of mess you had the first time around. The sort of "eternal addition" glomming of code that leads to tears on older codebases... I don't really see why agentic development avoids this. And I think there are arguments that it _accelerates_ it (but I'm pretty open to nuance on that side of the fence)

YavenTeam 17d ago

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mathisfun123 17d ago

> I’ve become so cynical this year. sorry don't understand the relationship here...? > cynical: contemptuously distrustful of human nature and motives; based on or reflecting a belief that human conduct is motivated primarily by self-interest

tonymet 17d ago

Cynicism is an attitude, and a choice. And comments like these are so cliche. AI is an amazing tool, and you have a volunteer helping to create the next best edition of a charity project.

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solarkraft 17d ago

What’s cynical about this? Everybody is modernizing their codebases for agentic development.

artisinal 17d ago
I’m not. I’m optimizing my code for artisanal development.
- stronglikedan 17d ago
  It's okay to remain on the brink of starvation as long as you're doing what you love! Is that gonna be a new Etsy category?
  - away0g 16d ago
    Home-made code, just like grandma used to vibe
Waterluvian 17d ago
Well, almost everybody. Once I’m done integrating blockchain technology and minting NFTs, I’ll catch up to modernizing for agentic development.