Torvalds Says AI Is Fine for Skilled Coders, Not Drive-By Patches
Linus Torvalds, who created the Linux operating system, says AI tools are fine for skilled developers. He asks people not to send drive-by patches, which are quick code changes that are not carefully checked. The comments came in a column first published in October.
Quick glossaryLinus Torvalds, drive-by patches
- Linus Torvalds
- The creator of Linux, an open-source operating system kernel that runs on many of the world's computers.
- drive-by patches
- Small code fixes sent in without discussion or testing by people who are not part of the project.
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