xia@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month 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-square38linkfedilinkarrow-up1182
arrow-up1182message-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 · 1 month agomessage-square38linkfedilink
minus-squareCubitOom@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·edit-21 month 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-up2·1 month agoStretching an additional finger, as well as locating an additional key, could be considered extra effort.
minus-squareCubitOom@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 month 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.