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by jf22 9mo ago
Yes the workflow has shifted. I've handled the sloppiest slop with llms and turned the worst code into error free modern and tested code in a fraction of the time it used to take me. People aren't worried about cost because $1k in
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by jf22 9mo ago
How long does it take you to go through the code vs writing it yourself?
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by jf22 9mo ago
What are you fixing?
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by jf22 9mo ago
So? Getting a months' worth of junior level code in an hour is still unbelievable.
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by jf22 10mo ago
Idk I've forgotten a lot.
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by jf22 10mo ago
I think this comment supports the point I was trying to make...
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by jf22 10mo ago
I already miss the fun heads down days of unraveling complex bugs. Now I'm just telling AI what to do.
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by jf22 10mo ago
AI's are amazing at understanding even the utterly horrific bad code. I've refactored the sloppiest slop with AI in days with zero regressions. If I did it manually it could have taken months.
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by jf22 10mo ago
The same way the loom made bad weavers. Anybody know any weavers making > 100k a year?
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by jf22 10mo ago
Outlier compared to what? I'm not denying new forms of media have negative impacts but the world kept spinning and progressing.
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by jf22 10mo ago
But what was the impact? Society has made tremendous progress since the invention of TV.
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by jf22 10mo ago
What if the feature was coded by hand?
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by jf22 10mo ago
Look, you tell the LLMs what kind of tests you want and judge the quality before committing. If you're letting the LLM create useless test that's on you. I think you're reading these comments in bad faith as if I'm letti
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by jf22 10mo ago
A fancy CRUD app is still a CRUD app.
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by jf22 10mo ago
I don't know why you'd think that. 200 decent unit tests are better than zero unit tests.
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by jf22 10mo ago
What kind of apps do you work on?
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by jf22 10mo ago
> quantity over quality Yes? Making quality concessions for more code or features is part of the job.
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by jf22 10mo ago
> you've accepted a big drop in quality. Right, but you do it in a 10th of the time.
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by jf22 10mo ago
One of my worst job experiences was when I depended on a colleague who wouldn't deliver. Any feedback or conversations with that colleague mostly resulted in tantrums and empty promises. The lack of delivery severely harmed the service
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by jf22 11mo ago
Table saws seem too dangerous for me but a track saw would work too! I think I'm going to go paint lines in parking lots.
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by jf22 11mo ago
It's funny every time there is some corporate team building session or whatever and the question is asked "what do you want to do when you retire?" every developer always suggests doing something more tangible. Nobody ever sa
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by jf22 11mo ago
Are you going to build tech to combat tech? I got a phone lock box and bring physical books everywhere now. I bring classics or sci-fi stuff. What really started driving me crazy is that when I'm doing kid stuff like sports or library
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by jf22 11mo ago
I moisturize my eyes with Optive drops, have special computer glasses with a lens designed for the distance of my screen, and take frequent eye breaks every 15 minutes. My eyes are otherwise healthy but I'm of a certain age (mid 40s) w
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by jf22 11mo ago
It's not bragging. It's marketing.
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by jf22 11mo ago
I think LLMs can generate tons of production quality code if you put in the time. I do it every day. The output and productivity is amazing. I'm also really bored and hate that my job is writing specs and stupid prompts.
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by jf22 1y ago
You forgot 2023 where you'd generate get half-lucid unit tests
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by jf22 1y ago
If I can context switch between two prompts I will. If the task is hard and I can't easily break context I'll do exercises, chores, or comment on HN.
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by jf22 1y ago
Things get cheaper but not zero. You could pick up knitting and sell hats on Etsy in a month.
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by jf22 1y ago
This part was never quiet... The quiet part out loud phrase is overused.
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by jf22 1y ago
I don't understand why you think this is important to mention. Search engines are better at certain tasks than others. If I said should FLY to Spain is it a cheap shot against sailing because I didn't mention it?

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