We write code by hand

Peteriishak

Do you think, code by hand worth it and why ?

dimonomid

To me, literally writing code by hand instead of letting AI do it feels like digging a foundation pit with a shovel instead of letting an excavator do it. Sure it can be done but much slower and the benefits are questionable. But curious if you have reasons to believe otherwise?

CurleighBraces

I admire the will power of the people able to do this. There's just no way I could go back to writing code by hand with the temptation of AI right there in front of me.

gravypod

I feel like I have gone from 100% hand written code -> 0% hand written -> 50% and climbing. I think there are things LLMs are really good at coding up and experimenting with but I think there's still a need to understand the btoader context of your software so you need to dive in at some point.

unified101

Its written like it's making a praiseworthy point, but mostly comes across as luddites.

guywithahat

I love how the list is unironically filled with links to peoples bluesky's. X is a very AI-forward platform with people using it to build the future; Bluesky is presumably filled with old foggies who think 2k lines of code a sprint is impressive.

wateralien

"We Weave Fabric by Hand" - Weaver, England, 1812

ecto

We Chop Trees by Hand

velcrovan

The language here means that signers are affirming that they continue to write at least some code by hand, not that they never use AI tools for coding. I'm not sure that's enough virtue to deserve its own signal. edit to add: the irony of the grammatical error in this presumably hand-written sentence inside the "Who's behind this?" link: > Jared’s web studio Whitefusion is currently partnering with quality businesses & organizations which believe in staying away from costly hype cycles and the value of the human touch.

tontinton

Comes across as this "I'm special", and kinda cringe...

david-gpu

There is a niche market for hand-knit sweaters, and they do have some fervent followers, but most of us prefer the price and convenience of machine-made fabrics. Just like most of us do not write assembly by hand any more, most of the time.

sva_

Organic artisanal code?

compil3d

Bruh of course this is coming out of Portland. That'll be the last city writing code by hand.

applfanboysbgon

Gross how many commenters are swarming to take pride in their ignorance and generation of deficient, bug-ridden code. Like actual cockroaches, there's 15 one-line comments to this effect in 10 minutes. LLMs are obviously immensely useful for certain types of tasks and prototyping but you have to be seriously incompetent if they're faster and better than you are for writing production code in any area where you have the slightest bit of expertise.

gottagocode

I began programming as means to express myself artistically, but over time, it became more of a way to value myself instead. AI is helping me get back to the former, and with that I have peace.

_dwt

It's wild to watch speciation in real time. (Quick, interpret that according to your chosen side.) I do not know who will "win", but the real-time divergence between the commentary here and, say, other "programmer news" sites is incredible to live through. This reminds me of mid-2020 days of COVID and the level of, eh, confidence going around about masks or lockdowns or vaccines.

nathias

njoy mhy hnnd crfhted proze

nullbio

Oh sweet, free backlinks. Thanks for the SEO.

wkirby

I've never written code by hand, I've always used a text editor on my laptop. I still design and develop software with my brain, and in conversation and collaboration with my team and stakeholders --- and these days frequently an LLM. Sometimes (often) I make edits by hand, but it has reached a point where generating code by prompt is so much faster that it allows me to allocate more time and brainpower to the actual bottlenecks. I'm sure a lot of the signatories on this list feel the same.

feverzsj

Purely handmade code will be the symbol of quality.