Is fancy code completion really worth it ?

Of credible AI horror stories I think this is about as bad as it gets !

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/researchers-uncover-critical-ai-ide-flaws-exposing-developers-to-data-theft-and-rce

I'm sticking with the "legacy" Keil IDE for C coding on ARM - it may be a little slower but at least I'm fairly sure that nothing gets into my code that I didn't put there !

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balajivan1995 1 month ago in reply to cstanton +4

cstanton said: Remote code execution and data theft, my favourite combination! Technically, you don't even need AI for that. Installing extensions from VS code marketplace is enough. Threat Actors Keep…
Jan Cumps 1 month ago in reply to michaelkellett +2
cstanton 1 month ago +1

Remote code execution and data theft, my favourite combination! Isn't this effectively why people are warned to avoid 'ai powered browsers' too? It appears difficult to do appropriate safeguards on these…

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DAB 1 month ago

I agree, there is no way you can trust outside software without extensive review and verification.

I come from an environment where trust has to be earned.
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Sabriella03 14 days ago in reply to DAB

I find it useful for discovering API names without digging through a 500-page datasheet every five minutes. That said, I've seen it lead people down some weird paths when they rely on it too much. Great for syntax, maybe not so great for actual logic in mission-critical code.
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Sabriella03 14 days ago in reply to DAB

I find it useful for discovering API names without digging through a 500-page datasheet every five minutes. That said, I've seen it lead people down some weird paths when they rely on it too much. Great for syntax, maybe not so great for actual logic in mission-critical code.
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