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		pjmlp 11 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Claude 4 Given that I am still coding against Java 17, C# 7, C++17 and such at most work projects, and more recent versions are still the exception, it is quite reasonable. Few are on jobs where v-latest is always an option.

jinushaun 11 days ago [–]

It’s not about the language. I get bit when they recommend old libraries or hallucinate non-existent ones.

pjmlp 11 days ago | [–]

Hallucination is indeed a problem.

As for the libraries, for using more modern libraries, usually it also requires more recent language versions.

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