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The problem for me with all these HypeTech's is they appear to promise something valuable that is always just out of reach. With Crypto it was the idea of micr

by hi_hi 2y ago

The problem for me with all these HypeTech's is they appear to promise something valuable that is always just out of reach. With Crypto it was the idea of micro payments. I want to pay to read news articles, or watch a movie, or tip someone I value online, but I don't want to sign up to some monthly subscription or give over my card details. It seemed to offer a viable alternative to the advertising economy which drives everything now. With LLMs it was the idea that I no longer have to trawl through marketing websites or endless social media posts to find the nugget of information I'm interested in. As a dev, I shouldn't have to care about responsive designs or tech stacks or accessibility or versions of node libraries, all to provide a website. Instead just pump the data directly to the AI and call it a day. The 2 concepts could even work together so my "original thoughts" can be monetised so I can be paid royalties for my "art", like musicians are today.

davidclark 2y ago
> As a dev, I shouldn't have to care about responsive designs or tech stacks or accessibility or versions of node libraries, all to provide a website. This sounds like, “As a carpenter, I shouldn’t have to care about types of wood, or saws, or cuts, or ergonomics, all to make a chair.”
- geoduck14 2y ago
  >This sounds like, “As a carpenter, I shouldn’t have to care about types of wood, or saws, or cuts, or ergonomics, all to make a chair.” I've sat on plenty of couches where the person who made it didn't care - so there is probably a world where this makes sense
- hi_hi 2y ago
  Nope, thats not the point I was trying to make. What if you weren't making a chair, but a hammock. They can both do the same thing, but are very different approaches and requirements. Same with websites. They are a medium for conveying information. You don't need (traditional) websites or apps to do that. I can even ask for information and receive information completely independently of a website. The only reason devs need to care about all these things is because of the medium being used.
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by hi_hi 2y ago

davidclark 2y ago

> As a dev, I shouldn't have to care about responsive designs or tech stacks or accessibility or versions of node libraries, all to provide a website. This sounds like, “As a carpenter, I shouldn’t have to care about types of wood, or saws, or cuts, or ergonomics, all to make a chair.”

geoduck14 2y ago
>This sounds like, “As a carpenter, I shouldn’t have to care about types of wood, or saws, or cuts, or ergonomics, all to make a chair.” I've sat on plenty of couches where the person who made it didn't care - so there is probably a world where this makes sense
hi_hi 2y ago
Nope, thats not the point I was trying to make. What if you weren't making a chair, but a hammock. They can both do the same thing, but are very different approaches and requirements. Same with websites. They are a medium for conveying information. You don't need (traditional) websites or apps to do that. I can even ask for information and receive information completely independently of a website. The only reason devs need to care about all these things is because of the medium being used.
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