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[–] meme_historian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 171 points 1 day ago (5 children)

"You must be able to read code faster than you write it, spotting hallucinations, security vulnerabilities, and logic errors instantly."

I've seldomly come across a more delusional statement...

[–] RamRabbit@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Understanding the intricacies of someone else's code takes longer than writing code yourself. Good luck to this company!

[–] Avicenna@programming.dev 20 points 17 hours ago

"You don't need to know how to code but you must be able to spot code bugs at the speed of thought"

[–] AlphaOmega@lemmy.world 47 points 1 day ago

I just spotted the first logic error.

[–] bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.works 28 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

This is written like an AI prompt.

[–] StellarSt0rm@lemmy.world 6 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

I think the text is AI generated, "you will not just be writing code; you will be orchestrating it", literally "its not x - its y" but written a little differently.

Edit: Forgot the "just" in the quote

[–] luciferofastora@feddit.org 4 points 11 hours ago

Remember to tell it not to put any bugs in its output! That's sure to help.

[–] exu@feditown.com 35 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Reading: yes
Comprehending: no

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