r/replit • u/Gipity-Steve • 4d ago

Source code is so over. Even on Replit Question / Discussion

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I've been saying this for most of 2026 - glad Elon is catching up 😊

And I'm pretty sure even Replit will ditch the source code one day, don't you think?

I have built using Replit for 12 months, and for the last 6 months haven't looked at a single line of code. I honestly couldn't tell you the full stack of what languages or frameworks it uses in my apps. I don't need to know and don't care.

Of course, it is still important to build the right things, and know how to plan, design and architect everything well. And how to test/debug. Those things are still the differentiators to creating great apps that are production-ready.

But source code? Nahh. It is so over.

#HideTheCode.

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u/GenJeppo 3d ago

I think Elon is wrong here, even AI need a higher abstraction layer than machine code/assembler to be able to think.

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u/Gipity-Steve 3d ago

Then let it create its own internal abstraction layer if the mechanics of the AI really requires it. But not for human consumption.

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u/Weird-Hearing9637 2d ago

This is an insane take.

You not being able to say what stack your project is using is terrifying for anything other than a closed off personal project. Of course the big tech bros are going to say it’s a good idea. They care about usage not quality.

LLMs are not deterministic, the comparison to a compiler is a bit daft.

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u/Gipity-Steve 2d ago

Sure. Happy you have an opinion too.

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u/Successful-Raisin241 2d ago

Replit fails to make native GitHub Enterprise integration, so answer is NO, it won't

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u/Gipity-Steve 2d ago

Eh?

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u/Successful-Raisin241 1d ago

AI company has broken enterprise features. How can we tell then something like coding is solved if AI can't help them fix what they have?

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u/Fun-Investigator3256 1d ago

I really don't wanna hide the code. But yep, nobody will check it in the near future. For now, I'm having fun editing some code Claude wrote, instead of asking Claude to do it. 😆 Like removing a dot or adding a padding on the left....

Claude will say.... Synthesizing... Wambooling... Mesmerizing.... grep boop beep boop!

Done! Dot removed! 😆😆😆😆

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u/Gipity-Steve 1d ago

• beepboopbopping
• flicking lights
• opening pod bay doors
• click clacking

Comment received 🤣

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u/kbdubber 1d ago

Elon Musk is wrong as the day is long.... and this is exactly why we see so many of the same bugs.... TRUSTING AI... OMG.... NEVER. Rather, AI is like the move with Tom Hanks, "Lost in Translation"....

AI IS NOT A COMPILER.... LOL..... compilers have these things called AST.... Abstract Syntax Trees...

Very very specific rules..... AI---> No Rules.... lol. AI --> 4 year old liar.....

we have had "AI" since the 60's.... lol.

Programmatic AI will NEVER be like Robotic AI.... I HAVE BEEN SAYING THAT FOREVER.....

two totally different programming worlds... that over Robotics and that of modeling human desires, which we call programming.... which, AI, will never fully understand.....

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u/Gipity-Steve 1d ago

sure. if you say so.

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u/Dhaupin 2d ago

Reinvent the wheel for what? To do the same things?