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The content of this post makes some sense, however it does look like it’s written by AI and thus lacks depth, context and personal touch.

theletterf 1y ago
Especially sentences like these: "This wasn’t just about type safety – it was about reducing the mental burden of programming." The "x wasn't just about n — it was about m" carry a strong LLM smell.
- dqv 1y ago
  Another giveaway: > Whether you’re debugging your first NullPointerException or architecting enterprise systems, there’s always someone willing to help you grow. > Whether you’re starting your programming journey or looking to add a robust, reliable language to your toolkit, Java remains one of the best investments you can make in your technical future. I wish people would be more thoughtful about how they used LLMs.
booleandilemma 1y ago
I hate that I have to second-guess whether or not something has really been written by a human nowadays. Especially with these blogs that have sprung up in the past couple years.
raincole 1y ago
Quote from the article: > Java has been my companion through: > Learning object-oriented programming > Building enterprise applications > Navigating the transition to cloud computing > Exploring microservices and distributed systems > Mentoring other developers > Speaking at international conferences Yeah this is literally what 90% of senior programmers have done regardless their favorite languages. Either AI-slop or human-slop.
AnimalMuppet 1y ago
Off topic: Lacks... personal touch. That's exactly what I find wrong with AI writing. Good writing has the author's voice. Corporate writing has no personal voice; that's why everybody hates reading it. AIs train on all the text of all the web (that they can get, at least). A lot of that text is "corporate voice" (that is, written by nobody). But even the rest, the AI blends it all together. As a result, in the output, there's no voice - or rather, all the voices all blended together, which doesn't sound like anybody.

theletterf 1y ago

Especially sentences like these: "This wasn’t just about type safety – it was about reducing the mental burden of programming." The "x wasn't just about n — it was about m" carry a strong LLM smell.

dqv 1y ago
Another giveaway: > Whether you’re debugging your first NullPointerException or architecting enterprise systems, there’s always someone willing to help you grow. > Whether you’re starting your programming journey or looking to add a robust, reliable language to your toolkit, Java remains one of the best investments you can make in your technical future. I wish people would be more thoughtful about how they used LLMs.

booleandilemma 1y ago

I hate that I have to second-guess whether or not something has really been written by a human nowadays. Especially with these blogs that have sprung up in the past couple years.

raincole 1y ago

Quote from the article: > Java has been my companion through: > Learning object-oriented programming > Building enterprise applications > Navigating the transition to cloud computing > Exploring microservices and distributed systems > Mentoring other developers > Speaking at international conferences Yeah this is literally what 90% of senior programmers have done regardless their favorite languages. Either AI-slop or human-slop.

AnimalMuppet 1y ago

Off topic: Lacks... personal touch. That's exactly what I find wrong with AI writing. Good writing has the author's voice. Corporate writing has no personal voice; that's why everybody hates reading it. AIs train on all the text of all the web (that they can get, at least). A lot of that text is "corporate voice" (that is, written by nobody). But even the rest, the AI blends it all together. As a result, in the output, there's no voice - or rather, all the voices all blended together, which doesn't sound like anybody.