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do we need documentation in the age of AI? (self.programming)
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recently I gave AI a task to configure a software and the software didn't have any docs of how it works only the source code. the agent went through all the files and generated a summary of how it works and why it's not working for my particular scenario and suggested edits to my docker-compose.yml file. I couldn't believe it since the bug was very hard to find and it used headless firefox to find why it wasn't working.

made me realize do we still need documentation of how a software work when a AI can easily explain it?

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[–] 3 points 22 hours ago

Dawg get the fuck out of software and go get an MBA like you should've in the first place.

Money-chasers should stick to their own fucking lane. You're fucking this up for those of us that actually like tech work. Fuck me.

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