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A Wonderful Awful Idea
I stumbled on code just the other day, The curious kind, in a curious way. The kind that makes you sigh, then grin, You shake your head, but you’re pulled right in. The kind that whispers, “Look again!” So you scour the codebase, line by line, then— Counting the places it dares to repeat, A — read more
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The Future of Coding: Systems Thinking and LLMs
As individuals age, epiphanies become rarer, often reflecting a gradual rather than sudden shift in perspective. This narrative emphasizes the transition from micro-level code obsession to a system-level focus in large-scale software, advocating for an evolution in developer roles toward system designers and architects, while recognizing the intrinsic artistry of coding. — read more
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Copilot not Autopilot.
I’m blessed, (or maybe cursed) with the genetics that makes me an over-thinker. I’m grateful that I can share that with someone (anyone), so thank you for reading. For years, people have been studying AI—a giant bucket where we toss everything related to computers seeming to act like humans. NPCs from old video games? AI. — read more
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Stop using Pros vs. Cons Lists
Should I wear this set of jeans and turtle neck, or that set? To be or not to be, that is the question. The average person makes an astonishing 35 000 decisions per day1, that’s 2 000 decisions per hour, or one decision per second. This equates to nearly 13 MILLION decisions per year. Now, — read more
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Brainwaves 2023.12.03 – 09
Thoughts from the week of the 3rd of December 2023. — read more