Essay gains traction on developer communities
2 Sep 21 10:27 AM · 5d ago · 1 post · 2 comments · 1 source · development 2 of 5
The essay is posted and discussed on Lobsters and Hacker News. Olano clarifies in comments that the key to the proposal is that agents should not generate the /src/md content—it should be human-authored and curated.
“I believe that agents should not be used to generate much content in /src/md. This directory should be mainly human authored and curated.”
Brady OlanoBrady Olano Montana State University professor, AI consultant
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> I believe that agents should not be used to generate much content in /src/md. This directory should be mainly human authored and curated. I think that’s the key to this proposal but it’s buried deep down in the article. Otherwise people would assume plan mode slop which I find is excruciating to review.
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> A Proposed /src/md Convention > > This is necessarily the weakest part of this essay because this is a new idea and I haven’t used it extensively yet. It is me thinking out loud and inviting discussion. I'm glad this was acknowledged because it really makes no sense to have a "markdown" directory with everything in it, just as it doesn't make…
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