codeinabox@programming.dev to Programming@programming.devEnglish · 7 days agoAI Is still making code worse: A new CMU study confirmsblog.robbowley.netexternal-linkmessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up1160arrow-down11
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minus-squareSentient Loom@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-27 days ago I am interested to see if these tools can be used to tackle tech debt Having it rewrite existing functioning code seems like a terrible idea. QA would at least have to re-test all functionality.
minus-squareAdamBomb@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 days agoI’m far from an AI apologist, but rewrites and refactors really should be covered by automated unit and integration tests.
Having it rewrite existing functioning code seems like a terrible idea. QA would at least have to re-test all functionality.
I’m far from an AI apologist, but rewrites and refactors really should be covered by automated unit and integration tests.