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GitHub: AI Cuts Code Writing Cost, Not Ownership Cost

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from GitHub Blog ·

GitHub argues that while AI reduces the cost of writing code, the cost of maintaining and owning code remains high. The post provides a framework for evaluating which code changes are truly cheap in the AI era. Developers should focus on changes that minimize long-term ownership costs.

Meridian48 take
The framework is useful but risks oversimplifying complex engineering decisions; ownership cost depends on more than just code volume.
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