jdw64

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   by jdw64 6mo ago

   I'm writing this from East Asia, not the US. Over here, there is a suffocating cultural expectation: if you aren't in a specific tier of jobs by a certain age, you are branded a loser. Furthermore, the economy is so heavily centra
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   by jdw64 6mo ago

   thanks!
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   by jdw64 6mo ago

   Reading this essay brought tears to my eyes. To me, the physical world is a realm permitted only to those with wealth. The author beautifully romanticizes the evaporation of tangible labor, but the physical labor I actually experienced mean
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   by jdw64 6mo ago

   const f = (x) => x + 1;
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   by jdw64 6mo ago

   I should also add that I am not claiming to be a particularly great programmer. I have never worked at FAANG, and I haven't had much exposure to the kind of massive codebases those engineers deal with every day. Most of the code I&#x27
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   by jdw64 6mo ago

   It was often much faster, and when I revisited the code later, there were cases where I realized it had moved the implementation toward a better abstraction.
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   by jdw64 6mo ago

   This is great, but personally, I really wish we had an Elo leaderboard specifically for the quality of coding agents. Honestly, in my opinion, GPT-5.5 Codex doesn't just crush Claude Code 4.7 opus —it's writing code at a level so
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   by jdw64 6mo ago

   metoo,I admit I was a bit harsh earlier as well. You make a fair point. Ultimately, everyone has the freedom to leave if they choose to. Have a nice day.
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   by jdw64 6mo ago

   I always feel this, but your writing is quite challenging—not because of the readability, but because the content itself is deeply complex for me to grasp. I spent about two hours reading your writings. Your arguments, such as those regardi
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    by jdw64 6mo ago

    Intercom is dead. Fin.
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    by jdw64 6mo ago

    I never suggested building everything from scratch. However, Forgejo is ultimately just a new dependency. Does abandoning GitHub Actions for Forgejo Actions eliminate lock-in? No, it’s merely a shift in dependency. If the Forgejo core team
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    by jdw64 6mo ago

    Thank you for taking the time to commen. It's great to see someone who shares a similar mindset. Have a wonderful day, and I'll make sure to read the article you linked.
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    by jdw64 6mo ago

    My ponit was not against self-hosting. It was more about the symbolism. If the goal is decentralization, “I moved to a personal forge I control” is the post's core idea. But framing it as “leaving GitHub for Forgejo” inevitably creat
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    by jdw64 6mo ago

    It could be a strategy, or it could be a sense of ethics. And your point makes sense, and I also agree with you. The first part of your comment is a bit harsh, but if you soften your reply a bit, it matches my thoughts. I'm giving you
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    by jdw64 6mo ago

    I did read it. What I meant is that trying to isolate oneself using alternative platforms often looks like chasing a new trend. The ultimate irony is that the sheer complexity of the author's setup—KVMs, weekly rebuilds, isolated netwo
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    by jdw64 6mo ago

    People constantly cry out for decentralization. In reality, however, most systems eventually end up centralized. Perhaps when people ask for decentralization, they are actually seeking a new center where they can become the new pioneers. It
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    by jdw64 6mo ago

    I talk to GPT, Claude, and Gemini too much these days, but I still maintain one safety check If all three agree with me, I assume I am wrong and go outside.
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    by jdw64 6mo ago

    If Rust could create the girlfriend I still do not have, I think I would have learned Rust by now.
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    by jdw64 6mo ago

    > The art lies in the process, not in the result nevertheless, I often deceive myself into thinking that I am inventing a new design. In reality, I am usually just being shaped by the IoC model imposed by the framework and by the pressur
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    by jdw64 6mo ago

    Most codebases eventually take on similar shapes, depending on their size and on the IoC model imposed by the framework. And when you try to prevent that IoC from leaking into the domain too much, the design often starts to look like hexago
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    by jdw64 6mo ago

    To put it simply, Python feels recoverable when something goes wrong, but Rust often feels like solving a compiler puzzle. Honestly, I still do not really know how to handle lifetimes properly. When I use AI to help with coding, there is al
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    by jdw64 6mo ago

    Maybe I am still fortunate to have become a programmer. Most of what I do is just assemble things that other people have already built.
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    by jdw64 6mo ago

    If he had saved enough money to subscribe to the Pro tier, HAL might have opened it.
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    by jdw64 6mo ago

    I think Brooks would call that an optimistic schedule estimate.
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    by jdw64 6mo ago

    I have not lived in “the city,” meaning New York, so I cannot speak from direct experience. I agree that trust is not maintained by moral sentiment alone. But the United States is already a society with relatively harsh punishment, and yet
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    by jdw64 6mo ago

    [flagged]
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    by jdw64 6mo ago

    AI Waifu
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    by jdw64 6mo ago

    I was going to disagree, but then I realized my argument was mostly citations from 2008.
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    by jdw64 6mo ago

    So it was not YOLO mode. It was roguelike mode.
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    by jdw64 6mo ago

    Yes. This post taught me a valuable lesson too: you only live once, and apparently your project only lives once as well.