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Linus Torvalds used AI to fix a Linux bug, and now LLM critics on Linux face an uncomfortable choice
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this post was submitted on 01 Sep 2026
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LLM is just an algorithm.
Think in terms of any other algorithm. If someone said they use a particular algorithm for everything, that would be a bad programmer. But if someone else said they would never ever use a particular algorithm because it's the tool of the devil, would that be a good programmer.
Software engineering is about knowing when an algorithm should be used and where it shouldn't be used. LLMs don't change that, it's just another algorithm. The engineer should make the decision not marketing hype. But the decision should also not be made by reactionaries.