CS University Lecturer; Senior Gameplay Engineer
I post about CS theory and personal projects (game dev or otherwise) 🏳️🌈
@codeinabox My goal in saying “writing code is not the hard part” is to assure people that using a limited visual scripting alternative or “no-code” tool is not the magic bullet they think it is and in fact it will hold them back more than anything. It’s not a statement of “it’s not impressive to do this well” it’s one of “do not be so afraid of this skill, because it’s not as unapproachable as you think it is.”
@codeinabox When I say some variation of “writing code is not the hard part,” what I mean is this: I can get a 9 year old to write a program that compiles and runs. A literal child can achieve “writing code” within an hour. That *specifically* is my bar for “writing code” because, by definition, that’s what’s happening. However, it’s obvious there’s a vast difference between what a 9 year old can do in an hour and what a professional software engineer does with 20+ years of experience.
@codeinabox The problem with AI being trained on our code is not because the code has inherent value. In most cases, the code *is* being distributed for free, after all.
The *problem* is that it’s a violation of licenses - an expression of an author’s desire for how their work is used. If an author’s work is an extension of themselves, then violating a license is a violation of their autonomy.