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Programmer argues against LLM-generated Rust code without understanding primitives

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A programmer expressed skepticism about using Large Language Models (LLMs) to rewrite C code into Rust, arguing that true understanding of the underlying primitives is essential, even with memory-safe languages. The author believes that relying on complex, poorly understood systems, like LLMs for code generation, without grasping the fundamentals leads to inevitable system failures. This perspective draws an analogy to carpentry, where advanced tools still require knowledge of basic joinery and hand tools. AI

IMPACT Raises questions about the practical application and understanding required when using LLMs for code generation, suggesting potential pitfalls in complex software development.

RANK_REASON Opinion piece by a named individual on the use of LLMs in programming.

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Programmer argues against LLM-generated Rust code without understanding primitives

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Rewriting C code in rust and using LLM is just stupid. "it has memory safety now" If you can't understand it, then you can't make any claims about it. There is

    Rewriting C code in rust and using LLM is just stupid. "it has memory safety now" If you can't understand it, then you can't make any claims about it. There is this notion that is becoming clearer and clearer to me in our techno-babble rational society. When you build abstraction…

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