AIThe search for delight in software engineering with code-generating agents
A user recalls studying Linux kernel internals on a flight over the Rockies—and hopes the experience hints at how to regain that delight while “programming in English.”
TLDR
A user recalls reading a book on Linux kernel internals and contemplating the “process” data structure while flying over the Rocky Mountains—an experience they associate with “the sublime.” They hope it offers a clue to regaining software engineering’s delight as programmers embrace code generation by fallible agents and move toward “programming in English.”
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The search for delight in software engineering with code-generating agents
A user recalls studying Linux kernel internals on a flight over the Rockies—and hopes the experience hints at how to regain that delight while “programming in English.”
TLDR
A user recalls reading a book on Linux kernel internals and contemplating the “process” data structure while flying over the Rocky Mountains—an experience they associate with “the sublime.” They hope it offers a clue to regaining software engineering’s delight as programmers embrace code generation by fallible agents and move toward “programming in English.”