xia@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoAI coding assistants might not save wall-time, but they do save effort, in the same way that pressing the 'up' arrow ten times in a shell might let you avoid typing 'ls'message-squaremessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1181arrow-down119
arrow-up1162arrow-down1message-squareAI coding assistants might not save wall-time, but they do save effort, in the same way that pressing the 'up' arrow ten times in a shell might let you avoid typing 'ls'xia@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square38fedilink
minus-squareCubitOom@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·edit-25 days agoBut doesn’t pressing the up arrow 10 times (and reading each command) waste both time and effort compared to just pressing 2 buttons?
minus-squarexia@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 days agoStretching an additional finger, as well as locating an additional key, could be considered extra effort.
minus-squareCubitOom@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-25 days agoSure but both quantified and qualified, those 4 actions are less effort than the 20 actions of key pressing and reading the terminal.
But doesn’t pressing the up arrow 10 times (and reading each command) waste both time and effort compared to just pressing 2 buttons?
Yes, which is a perfect comparison
Stretching an additional finger, as well as locating an additional key, could be considered extra effort.
Sure but both quantified and qualified, those 4 actions are less effort than the 20 actions of key pressing and reading the terminal.