Linus Torvalds used AI to fix a Linux bug, and now LLM critics on Linux face an uncomfortable choice

lists.debian.org/debian-project/…/msg00041.html

www.xda-developers.com/linus-used-ai-bug-llm-critics-face-choice/

Using AI is not the same as vibe coding.

Asking AI to write a piece of code and then read it, understand and use, is a very reasonable use case.

I wonder how long before he gets comfy relying on it and something really shitty slips in.

Dude merges in code into the kernel originating from how many thousands of developers from around the world?

Read the LKML if you think he’s a guy that’s prone to getting comfy with merging in sub-par code.

oh he’s quick to put the brakes on other PR’s including slop code.

tomshardware.com/…/linux-lays-down-the-law-on-ai-…

which makes me wonder how long until he’s comfy and forgets sometimes the slop comes from inside the building lol.

You assume humans don’t ever write sloppy code and Linux Torvalds has never before encountered someone wanting to merge in sloppy code before. If in decades he hasn’t gotten comfy with sloppy code written by humans, why would he suddenly be merging in sloppy code written by an AI? He’s never been worried about hurting the feelings of a human that’s writing sloppy, do you suppose he’s going to develop empathy for an LLM that’s writing sloppy code?

The people that go all in on vibe coding are people that aren’t very good programmers to begin with. They don’t really understand how to write code and then suddenly they can make things work quickly. Well sort of work. At least work about as well as they could with their limited skills.

People that are actually good at programming know what good code is. After decades of working with code and knowing what it’s supposed to be, you don’t suddenly become a vibe coder saying eh, it kind of works, good enough, ship it. Its the people that were never able to write high quality code to begin with that do that. It can do the job of a lazy programmer that has a low standard of quality. For a skilled developer, it can sometimes save on typing on some simple tasks, and a good developer knows when it did something wrong and be all Thanos and say “fine, I’ll do it myself”.

You assume humans don’t ever write sloppy code and Linux Torvalds has never before encountered someone wanting to merge in sloppy code before.

damn dude, did you completely fail reading and comprehension? because you’re replying to a link to me pointing that exact fuckin thing out.

maybe slow down and try harder.

like, it’s in the link title text, right there.

People that are actually good at programming know what good code is.

as long as they stay proficient. but prolonged exposure to AI slop tends to have a damaging effect - thenewstack.io/karpathy-says-developers-have-ai-p…

so I stick with my premise: how long before it has an effect on him?