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Framework overload: when convenience dulls innovation in software development

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denismm
38 days ago
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Author complains about people using tools to do their work for them and then uses an LLM illustration - sigh.
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tante
38 days ago
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"When you focus on mastering frameworks, you end up chasing trends. In recent years, there’s been a rush to learn new tools rather than mastering the underlying principles of coding and problem-solving. This approach runs contrary to the spirit of innovation. A competent craftsman isn’t defined by their tools but by their skill, creativity, and understanding of materials."
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The CrowdStrike bug and the risk of cascading failures

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During World War II, the U.S. Army Air Forces twice targeted ball bearing factories in Schweinfurt based on the thesis that disrupting manufacturing operations would have an impact on Germany’s ability to produce many forms of war fighting machinery. This pattern is playing out today in the cybersecurity world, where an attack on one industry […]

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denismm
56 days ago
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The AI illustration makes me assume the author has no idea what they’re talking about.
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English Is a New Top Coding Language.

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Or so Sarah Butcher reports:

If you’re wondering which coding language to learn for a software engineering job in banking, Goldman Sachs’ CIO Marco Argenti seems to be aligning himself to the people who suggest an advanced knowledge of the English language and an ability to articulate your thoughts clearly and coherently in it, is now up there alongside Python and C++.

Writing in Harvard Business Review, Argenti says he’s advised his daughter to study philosophy as well as engineering because coding in the age of large language models is partly about the “quality of the prompt.”

“Ambiguous or not well-formed questions will make the AI try to guess the question you are really asking, which in turn increases the probability of getting an imprecise or even totally made-up answer,” says Argenti. In the future, he says the most pertinent question won’t be “Can you code?,” but, “Can you get the best code out of your AI by asking the right question?”.

Asking the right question will partly depend upon being able to articulate yourself in English and that will depend upon, “reasoning, logic, and first-principles thinking,” says Argenti. Philosophical thinking skills are suddenly all-important. “I’ve seen people on social media create entire games with just a few skillfully written prompts that in the very recent past would have taken months to develop,” he adds.

I know nothing about coding, but Stu Clayton, who sent me the link, does, and since he thinks this is of interest lächerlich, I’m passing it along. Anything that places value on “advanced knowledge of the English language and an ability to articulate your thoughts” is probably a good thing.

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denismm
202 days ago
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So basically you need to be able to speak English in a specific constrained way that gets consistent results from a computer program that generates code for you. That is called a PROGAMMING LANGUAGE. Just use a normal programming language that doesn’t require a huge energy-wasting black box instead of an optimized compiler.
cosmotic
202 days ago
Humans use energy too, at some point the efficient way might be the ai
jickmagger
202 days ago
most code is not energy efficient, but to make it so would be too difficult to write. It would be something like a long LastPass password, only fathomable to AI, which is the way things are going. Coders will be obsolete very soon
cosmotic
202 days ago
The cost to do any sort of math is going to be WAY more efficient on a computer than a human. A computer can do more calculations in a second than a human would take over their entire lifetime. At 2000 calories per day, that computer is going to roast the human.
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synapsecracklepop
203 days ago
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This sounds suspiciously like the BS I was sold 25 years ago about being an English major, wrt how my "critical thinking skills" etc would be so desired by employers across many industries.
ATL again
freeAgent
202 days ago
I can see how this may not be complete BS, but at least in any near-term scenario I can envision, a human is also going to need to review any code generated by an AI and be able to correct or modify it where necessary, and that obviously requires a human who knows how to code without an AI intermediary.

Cheap Auto Insurance Is a Thing of the Past. Here Are Five Reasons Why - Bloomberg

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denismm
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> Today’s cars are packed with high-tech gadgetry meant to entertain, comfort and protect occupants. The array of safety equipment now common on cars includes automatic emergency braking, blind-spot detection and lane departure warnings. To give drivers eyes in the back of their head, automotive engineers have embedded cameras, sonar and radar sensors from bumper to bumper. All that technology has driven up the cost of repairing even a minor fender bender.

So they’ve made it more expensive to repair but have all of those features made accidents less likely? (I couldn’t read the rest of the article.)
sarcozona
228 days ago
“Despite the additional safety equipment on cars to help drivers avoid crashes, US roads have become far more dangerous. And that’s pushing up insurance rates to cover the costs of repairs and health care for those injured in crashes. Nearly 41,000 people died in US traffic crashes last year, up 13% from 2019, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.”
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sarcozona
228 days ago
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We should have just dropped speed limits and planted big street trees to visually narrow all our roads
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A Conspiracy To Kill IE6

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denismm
280 days ago
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Posted May 2019 but still a good story.
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Generation X workers have become disillusioned with tech culture—and their jobs

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The generation that helped shape modern-day workplace culture is also less interested than their younger peers in working for a large tech firm, a new survey suggests.

Generation X workers are losing motivation for the work they perform in the tech industry. That’s according to a study conducted by the experience management firm Qualtrics. The firm polled tech workers to see how they felt about their companies’ mission and values and their work that is driven by that.

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denismm
456 days ago
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Surely the fact that they’re nearing retirement age is a factor too but this article doesn’t mention it.
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