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This has big "let's do this because we can" energy. What is the BENEFIT of all this? Let's use Blockchain instead of a database - because we can. Let's creat
by renegade-otter 8mo ago
This has big "let's do this because we can" energy.
What is the BENEFIT of all this?
Let's use Blockchain instead of a database - because we can.
Let's create a maze of microservices - because we can.
Let's make every function a lambda function - because we can.
Let's make AI write code, run it, verify it, fix it, then run it again - because we can.
Let's burn untold amounts of energy to do simple things - because we can.
- marginalia_nu 8mo agoBecause we can? More like because I have equity in a company that sells this stuff.
- bilekas 8mo ago"Does this mean I won't need to pay a skilled person?"
- gdulli 8mo agoDiscretion will be the better part of the tech industry, if we ever reach that maturity level.
- 1-6 8mo agoTo you, what's the point of spending countless billions on space exploration?
- renegade-otter 8mo agoYou can make that argument about every single thing that is wasteful but can be justified as "research". Sure, every bit of f--ing around is research, but ROI is far from constant.
- gdulli 8mo agoGood comp. Working with expensive materials and stuff that can explode while people are inside by necessity forces a greater scrutiny of good vs. bad ideas. You don't get that ideal balance between experimentation and wisdom when anyone can type anything into an editor at no cost.
- otikik 8mo agoSpace exploration needs things to be better. Better propulsors. Better seals. Better materials. Or else the space capsule explodes and people die. What the article is proposing is making programming worse, for no apparent benefit for anyone except those who sell AI data center cycles.