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by aabdi 15 days ago
yes?

I find ai generated deep code wikis very valuable. They provide clear walk path to read the code. Reading code raw is always painful, trying to trace the right start points, especially with lots of legacy code.

https://deepwiki.com/ArroyoSystems/arroyo.

One really valuable thing i'm seeing in open source though is everything is being localized. Most before it was just not available. In a way, that's really good because it helps to bring the chinese and english speaking communities.

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The localization thread is underrated.

I however loath ai code comments, wikis, or anything where information density is prime. I never can understand why people like it. Each there own i guess

Yea don’t get me wrong the words on the wikis are mostly useless. The value is in the structuring and reference graphs and links.
it was always kind of a huge chore to read someone else's code. with LLMs, it is now possible for very smart people, who don't have a "special interest" in meaningless arcana, to admit it and still get paid.