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> They are limited by how well people can coordinate their understanding of the system they are changing. It's not really news, though. Programming as Theory B
by lelanthran 3mo ago
> They are limited by how well people can coordinate their understanding of the system they are changing.
It's not really news, though. Programming as Theory Building (Peter Naur) was published in the 80s, I think?
Maybe the younger entrants to this field never came across it, but even if you never came across it, it was common knowledge amongst experienced devs that understanding of the system you are about to change is crucial.
- sixtyj 3mo agoThe complexity of coordinating a project involving more than one entity is, of course, an issue across all industrial sectors—just look at the construction industry. Thanks for mentioning Peter Naur’s Programming as Theory Building (1985). I would add Fred Brooks and his The Mythical Man-Month.
- jgalt212 3mo ago> It's not really news, though. Programming as Theory Building (Peter Naur) was published in the 80s, I think? The news is that Agentic Programming has made this always challenging task even more challenging.
- sixtyj 3mo agoChallenging. Adventurous. And tiring. It’s global madness fired up by continuous stream of news from LLM providers. It’s like The Verge that is almost about FAANG only, but multiplied as it is “magic” for most people, as vibe coding is “so easy” and dopamine-producing activity that it is similar to runners that don’t want to stop as it stimulates them (and in this case ofc it is healthy :)
- bjelkeman-again 3mo agoI knew a runner that was wearing his body down. His joints where giving up. I predicted he would become a cripple. He wouldn’t stop running despite knowing. He was addicted. Some stories about prompting agents feel like that to me.
- StackOptimist 3mo ago[flagged]