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Comment by amluto | original | Mxc: Microsoft Execution Containers version 1.0.0
[−]amluto · 2026-10-10 Sat 19:40 UTC · link
Sadly, skimming the docs about how the different backends work makes me think that almost this entire project was done by a recent-gen LLM that interpreted its instructions as “make these things work at all costs” instead of “make a considered design that cleanly and securely fits its use case”.

Even the bubblewrap integration docs are basically a stream of consciousness vibe splat. I have approximately zero confidence in the results.

(reposted from the other copy of basically this post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50026061)

[−]andix · 2026-10-10 Sat 22:27 UTC · link
I've watched the project for a while and tried different versions. It all looks very sloppy. And documentation is basically non-existent.

I think it's a good idea to create such an abstraction, but it's still far away from a 1.0 release.

[−]amluto · 2026-10-10 Sat 22:31 UTC · link
I am really struggling to imagine the abstraction that maps well to both bubblewrap and hyperlight. (They’re both great projects. They solve different problems in different ways, although both fit with the word “sandbox”.)

I’m sure I could come up with an awkward abstraction, but bad abstractions are a bad way to build secure systems.

[−]pjmlp · 2026-10-11 Sun 08:50 UTC · link
LLM driven programming is now mandatory at many companies, even more so at those that sell AI products.
[−]nrclark · 2026-10-11 Sun 08:58 UTC · link
LLM-driven programming doesn't necessarily imply slop. I know some very good developers that use LLMs carefully. As a research tool, code reviewer, Q&A about a large codebase, error message decoder, bug-hunter, and for first-pass implementations. They're always on the newest models and they care about the craft.

Not everybody is oneshotting with Sonnet medium and pushing unreviewable code.

[−]pjmlp · 2026-10-11 Sun 09:21 UTC · link
I thought the role model is how DHH does coding. /s
[−]fg137 · 2026-10-11 Sun 12:00 UTC · link
I don't see why I want to use this wrapper over using bubblewrap directly.

Maybe Microsoft can claim they have a cross-platform policy but I doubt people want to use it.

My comment on the other thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50018898