Linus Torvalds Uses Claude Code to Rework the Linux Page Cache, Tripling Small-Read Throughput (hwbusters.com)

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It may or may not be merged. Nonetheless it's certainly a step forward into genAI adoption for our beloved OS.

I would really like to know what's going to happen: better code or just the appearance of it?

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[-] staircase@programming.dev 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Note that finding flaws is not, in general, the same mode as creating correct or well-made things. AI is plausibly good at the former, but this does not necessarily translate to the latter.

this post was submitted on 16 Oct 2026

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