Prediction: The Shopify CEO's Pull Request Will Never Be Merged nor Closed
5 hours ago
- #AI Hype
- #Media Criticism
- #Code Quality
- Shopify's CEO used an AI tool to improve Liquid parsing speed, but the reported success was exaggerated by media without verifying primary sources.
- The actual pull request contains code that is less readable and of poor quality, with some tests failing and unresolved issues.
- The author predicts the PR will remain open indefinitely due to its poor state and the hesitation to reject a CEO's contribution.
- The critique is aimed at sensationalist journalism and the public's reliance on headlines rather than primary sources.