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0 pointsandai1mo ago0 comments

Obligatory:

Negative 2000 Lines of Code

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44381252

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Versus my sibling comment to yours, I actually sent that to some internal folks after the bit about AI+total lines committed was said.

s1ngular1ties1mo ago

I’m surprised that lines removed isn’t something your bosses at the time weren’t also advocating for, TBH. I don’t blame you for looking around.

dijksterhuis1mo ago

was there any kind of response or reaction to that? it’s something i would have done and probably wouldn’t have gone well. xD

syntheticnature1mo ago

I didn't send it very high up the chain (and was looking for a job at the time anyhow) but mostly got back snickers from peers and an "I know, but this is a directive from above"

jimbokun1mo ago

Timeless classic.

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