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AI Is still making code worse: A new CMU study confirms (blog.robbowley.net)
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[-] sentient_loom@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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.

[-] AdamBomb@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 month ago

I’m far from an AI apologist, but rewrites and refactors really should be covered by automated unit and integration tests.

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