On Tue, 2024-09-17 at 20:37 +0300, Ahmed Siam wrote:
> Package: wnpp
> Severity: wishlist
> Owner: Ahmed Siam <aahs.co...@gmail.com>
> X-Debbugs-Cc: aahs.co...@gmail.com, o...@debian.org, 
> debian-de...@lists.debian.org, debian-pyt...@lists.debian.org
> 
> * Package name    : aider
>   Version         : 0.56.0
>   Upstream Contact: Paul Gauthier <ai...@paulg.org>
> * URL             : https://aider.chat/
> * License         : Apache-2.0
>   Programming Lang: Python
>   Description     : CLI tool for pair programming with LLMs.
> 
> You can use Aider to edit code in your local git repository by
> running Aider with files you want to edit and asking for changes
> like:
> - Add new features.
> - Describe a bug.
> - Refactor code.
> - Update docs.
> 
> Then Aider will edit your files to complete your request and
> git commit changes with a sensible commit message.
[...]

This is not pair programming.  In pair programming the two programmers
are supposed to discuss what they're doing and learn from each other. 
This is just a way to generate boilerplate with subtle bugs and
possible licensing issues.

See:
- https://arxiv.org/pdf/2401.15232
- https://arxiv.org/pdf/2211.03622

Ben.

-- 
Ben Hutchings
I'm always amazed by the number of people who take up solipsism because
they heard someone else explain it. - E*Borg on alt.fan.pratchett

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