Post #2900967

2026-04-18 16:33 UTC

@cwebber@social.coop @bkuhn@fedi.copyleft.org @ossguy@fedi.copyleft.org @richardfontana@mastodon.social Worse IMHO is that we're putting FOSS as a movement at risk if we deskill everyone to the point where you either pay money to have code generated for you, or there is no code.

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@cwebber@social.coop 2026-04-18 16:35

@jens@social.finkhaeuser.de @bkuhn@fedi.copyleft.org @ossguy@fedi.copyleft.org @richardfontana@mastodon.social This is indeed a serious risk, though tangential to this subthread. But it's a concern I also have.

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@bkuhn@fedi.copyleft.org 2026-04-18 23:24

@jens@social.finkhaeuser.de wrote: > “we're putting FOSS as a movement at risk if we deskill everyone to the point where you either pay money to have code generated for you, or there is no code.” I agree completely. We *need* to encourage extreme discipline if LLM-backed genAI systems are used for software to ensure: (a) experienced developers' skills don't atrophy, and (b) ensure that new developers understand these tools aren't for neophytes b/c they newbies far astray. Cc: @cwebber@social.coop @ossguy@fedi.copyleft.org @richardfontana@mastodon.social

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