This is a very informative article, a good starting point to understand the complexities and nuances of integrating these tools into large software projects.
As one commenter notes, we seem to be heading towards a “don't ask, don't tell policy”. I do find that unfortunate, because there is great potential in sharing solutions and ideas more broadly among experienced developers.
senorqa · 7m ago
> The copyright status of LLM-generated code is of concern to many developers; if LLM-generated code ends up being subject to somebody's copyright claim, accepting it into the kernel could set the project up for a future SCO-lawsuit scenario.
Ain't that anticipatory obedience?
lukeh · 2h ago
I used Claude Code to review a kernel driver patch last week. If found an issue that was staring me in the face, indeed one I would’ve expected the compiler to flag.
vhantz · 18m ago
Link to the patch and details on the issue the compiler missed that was found by the model or it didn't happened.
As one commenter notes, we seem to be heading towards a “don't ask, don't tell policy”. I do find that unfortunate, because there is great potential in sharing solutions and ideas more broadly among experienced developers.
Ain't that anticipatory obedience?