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by v3xro 1y ago
Yes pretty much spot on. And if he thinks that > they’re smarter than me. And when they get over this affectation, they’re going to make coding agents profoundly more effective than they are today. Then I really hope he's in for a s
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by v3xro 1y ago
Another one, here we go :) I think I'm going to keep it short because I am not here to convince people they're wrong, just to voice my dissent from uh almost every viewpoint this article comes from. > Professional software deve
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by v3xro 1y ago
Many of us would prefer to see the technological leaps to be evenly distributed (so e.g. even clean drinking water that does not need to be boiled before consumption is not a baseline in 2025). So if you want to adapt to your new and improv
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by v3xro 1y ago
Can echo that - it's pure lip service - the deadlines are arbitrary and change often, and nobody cares about quality beyond "can it appear to work plausibly at a demo". There are notable exceptions - nobody wants to be the ne
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by v3xro 1y ago
There is still a rather large area of things that you can do that are not passive sitting-on-couch/sipping-cocktails "leisure" but are nevertheless not classed as "work" because there is no monetary compensation (ho
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by v3xro 2y ago
It doesn't have to be that way no? As soon as we start realigning economic systems to value labor more than capital again I think we will find meaningful pursuits in all business areas. Edit: and yes, I am all too aware of the "ma
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by v3xro 2y ago
Yes, and they have the resources to go after every (former) user of ADP. </s>
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by v3xro 2y ago
Just another bad UK law not worth knowing about ;)
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by v3xro 2y ago
Because while a business goal is to make money, it is not necessarily, unlike what you have 80% of the people here believe, to make the most money possible. Ethics can exist in businesses too.
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by v3xro 2y ago
Yes, countries lacking in proportional representation and having obscure procedures like proroguing parliament are the best at listening to important but fairly obscure issues from their voters. </s>
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by v3xro 2y ago
Would like to echo this. I've seen this used to justify extracting more value from the user rather than spending time doing things that you can't ship next week with a marketing announcement.
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by v3xro 2y ago
I mean they could have tried not complying, and fighting a lawsuit at the ECHR (right of every person to a private life). Takes money and time but more attractive than the other options.
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by v3xro 2y ago
Very disappointed with this, but I think will be finding alternatives. Family sharing especially of Reminders is a hard one - we use lists for grocery shopping and it is extremely convenient. Has anyone tried out Ente https://ent
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by v3xro 2y ago
Just to note here - with Mullvad you can pay via gift card that you can find at various retailers (to get a one-time code that you can use to create an account). Of course they can see your IP address but there is no payment/contact in
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by v3xro 2y ago
Thank you for writing this down - it's a very astute description in my experience, and also the reason why software development is fun.
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by v3xro 2y ago
Even if that turns out to be true - I don't want human life to be about accomplishment only. We're not here as economic machines to squeeze value out of the next business idea.
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by v3xro 2y ago
As a former "staff engineer" these executives can go and have their careers and leave people who want to have code they can understand, reason about and focus on quality software well alone.
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by v3xro 2y ago
To weight in with what most likely is an unpopular opinion here on HN - but you also have to consider your job satisfaction and stress factors before and after the potential move - sometimes it is best to shift orgs entirely and continue do
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by v3xro 2y ago
Thanks for the summary, really looks like something that is worth digging into!
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by v3xro 2y ago
Indeed. Although I find it increasingly hard to find work that aligns with my expectations about technical excellency (too many companies chasing big returns on half-finished products for example) or even methods of creating software. This
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by v3xro 2y ago
There are rust libc implementations e.g. one by Redox: https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/relibc
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by v3xro 2y ago
For some people perhaps - it doesn't have to be for everyone. And there's plenty of really interesting content on HN that is about science and discovery rather than commercial uses. To op - yes, feel the same, but what can you do.
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by v3xro 2y ago
I think the mention of Luddism is a nice tell. From Wikipedia: > The Luddites were members of a 19th-century movement of English textile workers who opposed the use of certain types of automated machinery due to concerns relating to work