GitLab's CEO writes:
> Humans still own the judgment that matters most: architecture, deep understanding of the customer problem, the tradeoffs that require taste.
I hold judgement over this decision.
I see it as a symptom of lack of understanding of how good software is actually built.
And I find this blogpost, and the whole idea of pushing slop generators tasteless.
Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦
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2026-05-12 10:09:34 UTC
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