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AI is probably going to transform how code is written, but I don’t think AI will fully replace programmers. At least not in the foreseeable future.

Most of a programmer’s work is maintaining existing code. This is something current AI models still struggle with.

I stopped coding for myself and started coding for the next person who’d touch my codebase.

Yeah. The worst code is the code only one person can work with. Sucks if that person is no longer working at the company.

Thor is too stubborn. Strange probably couldn’t find out a good way to tell Thor to aim better without him taking it as an insult.

Also, Thor was in space for the most part. It’s possible Strange didn’t know where Thor was, so good luck getting the message through.

I consider Dell’s naming scheme of their monitors the gold standard. It’s short, descriptive and easy to remember.

I got a U2720Q myself, and I know I got it because I know what size it is and when I bought it. I also got another monitor that’s seemingly just a random series of numbers. I can’t remember a single digit of that one.

I don’t hate AI art. I hate people who pretend they’re artists when all they do is writing prompts.

”All features are xy problems”

”PM adds new features to the sprint faster than they’re solved”

”Each release require two weeks of testing”

”Each release introduces new bugs for customers despite the two weeks of testing”

”It didn’t happen. I haven’t heard of it. It wasn’t that bad. It wasn’t their fault. In any case, here’s my pardon.”

They got to complain about something now when Assassin’s Creed apparently didn’t “go woke go broke”.

It’s the magic word that makes any story seem more significant than it really is.

From a maintainability point of view consistency is important. I’d rather work with an consistent but incorrect code, than correct bit inconsistent code. With a consistent code base it’s easier to do something about the incorrectness, especially if it’s consistently incorrect. It’s also easier to delegate the work.

Code is rarely correct forever. Sooner or later, requirements will change. What once was thought to be correct is no longer correct. It’s difficult to do anything about it if the code is inconsistent as well. It requires a lot of mental effort to understand the thought process behind some code.

I agree that correctness is the goal, but consistency is one of the best ways to ensure this goal.

One thing that isn’t mentioned regarding consistency is that it makes the code more searchable. When you start on a new issue you can easily find where you should do your work. You’ve maybe never seen this part of the code before, but you know how to find it.

This is impossible with a largely inconsistent code base. Anytime you start with a new issue you have to find a needle in the haystack.

I wanted something silly and something completely unattached to who I am. Maybe I went a bit too silly.

They will resort to vibe debugging

The best way to reduce the climate impact of transport is with public transport. Elon Musk has always been anti public transport. The reason why he started hyperloop and boring company was to take away funding that otherwise would go to public transport.

A regular dugtrio and an upside down dugtrio. It’s funny how the upside down dugtrio managed to dig itself into the ceiling

The elders had to rewind the movies after watching

I’m pretty sure NATO is primarily a defensive alliance, so US will likely be on their own if they decide to attack Canada.

Many vaccines, including the Covid vaccines, are based on aborted fetal tissue, apparently to try to increase public acceptance of abortion.

I’m not sure if this is Poe’s law in effect or if people are actually this stupid. I’m afraid it’s the latter.

Already exists: https://www.conservapedia.com/Main_Page

Or the EA Sports games: same game but with a different number on the box art.