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Comment by kashnote | original | All AI-generated code should be Open Source
[−]kashnote · 2026-11-15 Sun 16:52 UTC · link
Can someone help me understand who is still writing code by hand? Even though it’s been only 7 months since I stopped, it seems like such an outlandish concept to me. Can’t imagine opening up neovim and typing “const sm = …” nowadays.

I keep seeing posts like this (especially on reddit) that infer some people are still writing code by hand and its confusing.

[−]basilikum · 2026-11-15 Sun 16:59 UTC · link
There are people who actually like writing code and understanding things. A subset of these people who really like understanding things are called hackers which happens to be (supposedly) the target audience of this platform.
[−]oldmanhorton · 2026-11-15 Sun 17:03 UTC · link
You can’t wrap your head around different people 1) adopting a new technology at a different pace than you or 2) enjoying different aspects of their job than you do?

Some people jump out of planes for fun. I can’t, personally, fathom doing that myself. But you still need to respect that different people behave differently (well, you don’t need to - we may be different in that respect)