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25% of new code copied from StackOverflow

2024-10-30 16:28:02.122702+01 by Dan Lyke 2 comments

RT Christie Koehler @christi3k@toot.cat

Can you imagine CEOs breathlessly showcasing “25% of new code copied from StackOverflow”??

Because it’s pretty much the same thing.

I hate this timeline.

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#Comment Re: 25% of new code copied from StackOverflow made: 2024-10-30 22:59:30.922861+01 by: spc476

Funny how companies aren't replacing managers with AI.

#Comment Re: 25% of new code copied from StackOverflow made: 2024-10-31 15:03:19.797422+01 by: Dan Lyke

Yeah. I suspect this is gonna bite them, but probably also be indistinguishable from decline for other managerial decisions.

I think this is more drift in the "we've known how to build processes to develop software better since the '70s, but we choose to do other things" direction.

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