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by kaffekaka 7mo ago
Is this seriously so? Have you never seen anything helpful from an LLM? That seems such a black and white statement that I get confused. I am conservative regarding AI driven coding but I still see tremendous value. It makes me want to ask
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by kaffekaka 7mo ago
I think one side of the issues folks are having is that combined with the mandate to use these tools, there is also an expectation or assumption that the developers will instantly get X% more productive. Like, "you must use this tool a
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by kaffekaka 7mo ago
It will simply create it?
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by kaffekaka 7mo ago
Ah of course, thank you. Defining the moves to get to the scramble makes sure it is solvable.
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by kaffekaka 7mo ago
I am stealing that quote.
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by kaffekaka 7mo ago
Many say but I don't agree. It is clearly better now but I had basically the same view on code gen-AI a year ago as I have now. It was obvious even then that LLMs were a big deal. They were really cool then and are amazing now. But som
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by kaffekaka 7mo ago
I used Claude Code before August 2025 and it was definitely usable, although clearly more capable now. The difference is noticeable but not a completely different world, all in all, in my eyes. I notice on a daily basis even now that it can
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by kaffekaka 7mo ago
Was it Bill Gates who likened LoC to measuring airplane construction progress by weight?
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by kaffekaka 7mo ago
Ok cool! I have not done any cubing related coding so I don't know how complicated it gets but making sure suggested scrambles are solvable etc seems like it could be non-trivial?
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by kaffekaka 7mo ago
Out of curiosity, did you also implement scramble support? Or just the timing stuff?
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by kaffekaka 7mo ago
Good advice, thank you for the reminder. Regarding the OP's dilemma. I am split. I enjoy both the process and the destination. With AI, the process is faster and less satisfying, but reaching the destination is satisfying in its own wa
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by kaffekaka 7mo ago
It's classified.
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by kaffekaka 7mo ago
Isn't the question really about what you can get paid for, have as your job? People want to keep doing what they enjoy as their fulltime profession, making a (good) living out of it. Perfectly understandable. But neither AI, powertools
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by kaffekaka 7mo ago
Signalling what? Please expand.
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by kaffekaka 7mo ago
I agree with this. Using agents at work has increased the possibility of me having energy left to code by hand at home. So much coding at work is not fulfilling, it is boilerplate and I do not learn anything from writing the Xth variation o
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by kaffekaka 7mo ago
Yes, it is a false dichotomy but describes a useful spectrum. People fall on different parts of the spectrum and it varies between situations and over time as well. It can remind one that it is normal to feel different from other people and
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by kaffekaka 7mo ago
Point 1 is important. Seniors (or any developer really) with experience in the code base in question can judge pretty quickly if a CR seems reasonable.
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by kaffekaka 7mo ago
Due to recent events at work this is a venue I will start exploring. I didn't grasp how quickly this would become a problem, but "juniors with a slop button" is indeed a reality now. And I lack the ability to let things slide
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by kaffekaka 7mo ago
I am sure it is really a spectrum but sometimes it seems there are two kinds of people: those that sympathize with the kind of thinking the blog post describes, and those that find it insufferable.
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by kaffekaka 8mo ago
This sums up my experience/opinion well.
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by kaffekaka 8mo ago
In my job I struggle to find time for the coding I need to get done, in between all the other stuff I also need to do. If the coding part goes that much quicker with AI, then I can do the rest of my job better. So AI is merely letting me fo
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by kaffekaka 8mo ago
I agree, the thought of some PMs building an actual system is absurd. They do not understand the details necessary. But quite a few developers I know would also be absolutely hopeless as PMs. No people skills, no interest in strategy or the
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by kaffekaka 8mo ago
Plockepinn in Swedish, approximately "pickastick". Edit: thought I read it was of Scandinavian origin, hence my comment. But Wikipedia said european origin. Well well.
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by kaffekaka 8mo ago
Actually a pretty good metaphor.
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by kaffekaka 8mo ago
I don't think it is that simple. Innovation can be found on several levels, from the lowest next-token level up to the higher level of new ways of combining things. Surely LLMs can produce code that on the whole does something complete
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by kaffekaka 8mo ago
I have heard "cloud code" many times from colleagues who do not really know what either cloud OR Claude Code is more than "stuff we should use".
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by kaffekaka 8mo ago
Simon gets alot of.. negative feedback, but this is a good description of the current state and I think he does a good job at distilling and expressing where things are currently at. With all the hate and hype for AI everywhere this is a go
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by kaffekaka 8mo ago
Time really goes by. I read "article from 26 years ago" as: why would you post an article from the early 80s? I feel old.
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by kaffekaka 8mo ago
Agree. No matter how useful AI is and will become - I use AI daily, it is an amazing technology - so much of the discourse is indeed a solution looking for a problem. I have colleagues suggesting on exactly everything "can we put an MC
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by kaffekaka 8mo ago
I agree completely.

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