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That’s why now it’s legitimate to work on multiple features or projects at the same time

well_ackshually 8mo ago
This way you can do twice the terrible job twice as fast! (Also, this only applies if what you're working on happens to be easily parallelizable _and_ you're part of the extremely privileged subset of SV software engineers. Try getting two Android Studios/XCodes/Clang builds in parallel without 128GB of RAM, see what happens).
- wouldbecouldbe 8mo ago
  I appreciate sarcasm, but this is just snarky. But yeah improving build speed & parallel running I think are one of the biggest advances devs can do to speed up development time in the AI age. With native apps that can be a challenge. I restructured a react native project to make it faster to iterate, but I have a feeling you might not be fond of rn.
  - johnnyanmac 8mo ago
    >I appreciate sarcasm, but this is just snarky. With all due respect, the commment does carry the vibes of "it's okay I can totally multitask" that's nearly a cliche in programming. It just feels a bit insensitive to respond to an article talking about context switching being a big problem with LLMs and then suggest the biggest possible context switch of managing multiple workstations. And yes, your hardware expenditure will vary per industry. I can barely run one instance of Unreal Engine as is.
Forge36 8mo ago
Context switching like that is exhausting
- jdonaldson 8mo ago
  It's a different kind of fatigue, but it's something a felt I got stronger at over time. Beats waiting IMHO, but be sure to give yourself a chance to rest.
- AlienRobot 8mo ago
  The next step is running an LLM that tries to figure out parts of the project that you aren't working on so it automatically starts coding that while letting you code in peace other stuff manually.
- Davidzheng 8mo ago
  really interested in what the brain does when it "loads" the context for something it's familiar with but is currently unloaded from the working memory. Does it mostly try to align some internal state? or more just load memories into fast access
- wouldbecouldbe 8mo ago
  Depends on the person I guess
joebates 8mo ago
I tried this but didn't realize how exhausting it is to think about even 2 smaller items at once.

This way you can do twice the terrible job twice as fast! (Also, this only applies if what you're working on happens to be easily parallelizable _and_ you're part of the extremely privileged subset of SV software engineers. Try getting two Android Studios/XCodes/Clang builds in parallel without 128GB of RAM, see what happens).

wouldbecouldbe 8mo ago
I appreciate sarcasm, but this is just snarky. But yeah improving build speed & parallel running I think are one of the biggest advances devs can do to speed up development time in the AI age. With native apps that can be a challenge. I restructured a react native project to make it faster to iterate, but I have a feeling you might not be fond of rn.
- johnnyanmac 8mo ago
  >I appreciate sarcasm, but this is just snarky. With all due respect, the commment does carry the vibes of "it's okay I can totally multitask" that's nearly a cliche in programming. It just feels a bit insensitive to respond to an article talking about context switching being a big problem with LLMs and then suggest the biggest possible context switch of managing multiple workstations. And yes, your hardware expenditure will vary per industry. I can barely run one instance of Unreal Engine as is.

Forge36 8mo ago

Context switching like that is exhausting

jdonaldson 8mo ago
It's a different kind of fatigue, but it's something a felt I got stronger at over time. Beats waiting IMHO, but be sure to give yourself a chance to rest.
AlienRobot 8mo ago
The next step is running an LLM that tries to figure out parts of the project that you aren't working on so it automatically starts coding that while letting you code in peace other stuff manually.
Davidzheng 8mo ago
really interested in what the brain does when it "loads" the context for something it's familiar with but is currently unloaded from the working memory. Does it mostly try to align some internal state? or more just load memories into fast access
wouldbecouldbe 8mo ago
Depends on the person I guess

joebates 8mo ago

I tried this but didn't realize how exhausting it is to think about even 2 smaller items at once.