I’ve been thinking, would it be worth creating a separate community for AI coding related articles and discussion? I know there is !Aii@programming.dev, however AI coding has a lot of overlap with !programming@programming.dev.

I know some people have expressed they aren’t interesting in reading these articles, so a separate community would make it easier for them to filter them out. Rather than simply vote them down as they aren’t interested in the topic.

Or is it better to have broad communities in Lemmy given the current number of users?

  • cronenthal@discuss.tchncs.de
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    8 months ago

    Although I am very, very sceptical about the value of LLMs in the programming context this is now a reality that we have to face. Looking the other way won’t solve the issues surrounding the topic. I don’t think a separate community is necessary or helpful.

  • abbadon420@sh.itjust.works
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    8 months ago

    I think !programming is not the place for ai-programming related content. Most people in this community will just downvote or ignore anything concerning ai-programming, so that the topic will never have a chance to be discussed in this community.

    So if you want to make it possible for interested people to talk about the subject, a dedicated community is a must.

  • luciole (he/him)@beehaw.org
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    8 months ago

    I say yes. I’m wholly uninterested in the topic and do not consider vibe coding to be programming. It’s just the speculative art of prompting.

    • ElBarto@piefed.socialEnglish
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      8 months ago

      I still have my reservations, but I’ve changed my mind about “vibe coding”.

      Juniors vibe coding? Awful idea. It stunts learning. Non-programmers vibe coding? Aside from small scripts, anything exposed to the internet is a dangerous thing.

      Experienced programmers who already know what they’re doing? Code assistants can be a bliss for tired fingers and wrists.