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		SchemaLoad 5 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: “Super secure” messaging app leaks everyone's phon... At least on the flipside. Code scanning tools are getting increasingly good. We finally moved to github at work and it's scanned the whole repo and pointed out tons of concerning security issues in the code. Not sure if it's powered by AI in any way (I assume not since they would scream from the rooftops if it was) but it's pretty useful.

verdverm 5 days ago [–]

for sure, coding scanning tools are indispensable, just like linting and testing.

They are likely a bit of both, increasingly more so going forward.

- some checks are straightforward and it would be dumb to use AI for them

- some checks require AI

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