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0 pointsskydhash6mo ago0 comments

> Add logging throughout some code

That's one of the thing that I wouldn't delegate to LLM. Logging is like a report of things that happens. And just like a report, I need relevant information and the most useful information.

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A lot of these use cases actually describes the what. But the most important questions is always the why. Why is it important to you? Or to the user? That's when things have a purpose and not be just toys.

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curl-up6mo ago

Code with logging is "self reporting". Adding logging statements is not reporting itself. Adding `logger.error(f"{job} failed")` is not reporting itself, and LLMs are perfectly capable of adding such statements in applicable places.

As to why, it's because I'm building an app with a growing userbase and need to accommodate to their requirements and build new features to stay ahead of the competition. Why you decided I'm describing a toy project is beyond me.

skydhashOP6mo ago

As someone else said: Launch is only the first step. That's when practicality start to matter.

The reason senior engineers are being paid that well is not because they need to type a lot of code to get new features in. It's because they need to figure how to have less code while having more features.

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