StefanWestfal

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by StefanWestfal 2y ago
Not op but a similar experience. I used cursor with claud to generate a small bash script to set up a Postgres container, iterate over local migration files, and apply them using psql. The generated code did all correct but called psql from
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by StefanWestfal 2y ago
I am curiouse, how complex was the app? I use cursor too and am very satisfied with it. It seem that is very good at code that must have been written so many times before (think react components, node.js REST api endpoints etc.) but it star
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by StefanWestfal 2y ago
At no point does the author suggest that AI is not going to happen or that it is not useful. He expresses frustration with marketing, false promises, pitching of superficial solutions for deep problems, and the usage of AI to replace meanin
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by StefanWestfal 2y ago
In simple economics, a decrease in price typically results in an increase in demand, unless the demand is inelastic. Anecdotal experience: Onset of tools such as NumPy, which made it more feasible for a wider range of people to write their
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by StefanWestfal 2y ago
How do you define elite programmers? If you define elite programmers in the context of actual coding as those who excel at implementing ideas and solutions, I could imagine that this skill might become less relevant with the advent of AI. S
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by StefanWestfal 2y ago
Would the increase in productivity not happen to almost all people if they were given the interesting work and the direct support of a good leader to help them focus? At least, I feel a difference like night and day when working on things I
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by StefanWestfal 2y ago
I flew with them a few times as well as KLM, Emirates, and Singapore. Lufthansa's customer service, on-board experience (i.e. food & entertainment), is not on par with the others. When a flight got canceled last minute, we were lef
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by StefanWestfal 2y ago
My two cents: I worked in a different engineering field before transitioning to Software Engineering because "coding" was and is what we need to solve problems, and I got the hang of it. A few years in, I spend little of my day ac
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by StefanWestfal 2y ago
That is right, but it is a global market where Novo Nordisk can decide to sell in a country or not, so I do not think they would sell below cost. I agree with the point that the US pays disproportionately much for the R&D portion of the
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by StefanWestfal 2y ago
How is it different from the normal market? If I have a product and sell in Germany for 50 USD and Switzerland for 100 USD because that is what people are willing to pay, would you also say that Switzerland pays for R&D while Germany ge
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by StefanWestfal 2y ago
Would you mind to explain? My gut feeling tells me you are right but I can not follow 100%.
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by StefanWestfal 2y ago
Indeed, my mistake and agree. Here, I wanted to refer to the fact that the transfer of ownership could likely be done even without involving a notary or a human in a properly digitalized system.
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by StefanWestfal 2y ago
Common in practice is 0.5%
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by StefanWestfal 2y ago
There are ways to ensure the correct transfer of ownership without involving a third party. You can see these principles at work on some trading platforms already, be it for Magic cards or something else where parties cannot trust each othe
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Ask HN: Risk of Vendor Lock-In with Next.js
1 points by StefanWestfal 3y ago|2 comments
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Ask HN: Quality difference between accessing sensors via a browser vs. natively?
2 points by StefanWestfal 3y ago|0 comments
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by StefanWestfal 3y ago
I've used React over the years, but now I mainly use Svelte. I like React, but for me, Svelte feels more lean and straightforward. Depending on how Threlte (a 3D library for Svelte) develops, I might switch completely. Additionally, Re
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by StefanWestfal 3y ago
I heard good things about Bishop however I am a SE that would like do know more about what the ML team is doing and maybe work on some ML side projects. Would you recommend Bishop here or is it considerer to theoretical for such a case?
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by StefanWestfal 3y ago
Can I easily integrate Rust crates into my Deno app like a smaller extension for number crunching or at one point even something like Polars?
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by StefanWestfal 3y ago
That is true for a lot of western countries but we are expect to produce and consume more concrete until 2050 then we did so far in history in developing countries.
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by StefanWestfal 3y ago
I am always a bit disappointed when only few arguments are provided. Ken Griffin might have a good understanding of the implications of LLM or not but that is hard to tell here. Especially law will be interesting to watch. Lawmakers have to
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by StefanWestfal 3y ago
It gives you a lot of freedom and doesn't force many rules like other non-dynamic languages do. This makes it great for trying out ideas and working with data and machine learning. However, when you're writing more complex program
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by StefanWestfal 3y ago
For me it helps with smaller mistakes like typos, naming collisions etc. But it can be more verbose.
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Ask HN: How do you deal with large Python code bases?
8 points by StefanWestfal 3y ago|14 comments
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by StefanWestfal 3y ago
For me it is convenience as tooling like fmt, testing, etc. are build in and they try to keep api close to browser api's when possible.
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Ask HN: Any tips on how to use GPT4 for development?
2 points by StefanWestfal 3y ago|1 comments
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by StefanWestfal 3y ago
I think we push complexity forward. I agree in the sense that the pure dev part will require less bandwidth for most but the free bandwidth allows us to push complexity forward into different domains. My father still needed to punch card to
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by StefanWestfal 3y ago
Isn't that the nature of tech? In the past most programmers needed to focus on low level details while today most devs kit together libraries and services and yet there are more then ever and salaries are higher then ever. I think n
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by StefanWestfal 3y ago
A possibility, and I think the way we work will evolve as well. But coming from a more "numerical" background, I can imagine a different route. Twenty years or longer ago, people who wanted to process a larger amount of data neede
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Ask HN: How big of a factor are languages for career building?
1 points by StefanWestfal 3y ago|1 comments

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