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addcn··on Experimental: Syntax AI with React.js
Reached out. Thanks for your interest
addcn··on Experimental: Syntax AI with React.js
Emailed! Thanks
addcn··on Experimental: Syntax AI with React.js
Well there are always trade offs. NNs aren't very good with trees, too symbolic so usually compressing it into a different format is better. We have a few we use depending on the goal, but always looking for trying new ones since this really is the crux of the problem.
addcn··on Experimental: Syntax AI with React.js
I work in this space. We have some pretty sophisticated pilots in process right now for such an assistant. We can talk privately if you want to learn more. Expect to see a lot of this coming out over the next few years.
addcn··on Ask HN: Why are there no “modern” phones running open source operating systems?
Android is open source.
addcn··on Ask HN: Why isn't there more open source SaaS?
Follow up question then. If there were a way to run it seamlessly, same level of effort as Trello.com would people do it?
addcn··on Ask HN: Why isn't there more open source SaaS?
Just to be clear you mean CMS right?
addcn··on Ask HN: How do you manage software engineers' time?
Check out the classic Andy Grove "High Output Management" https://www.amazon.com/High-Output-Management-Andrew-Grove/d...

And Google's work with OKRs is a good practical model to follow. Also, humans being human, I find that my programmers like using practices that Google follows/pioneered. If you start using OKRs milk that "we're gonna do what Google does" mantra as a way to get buy in. https://library.gv.com/how-google-sets-goals-okrs-a1f69b0b72...

addcn··on Ask HN: How do you manage software engineers' time?
Again you have to pick one. If they get results, why does it matter if they play games? I have a guy who plays Warcraft on breaks, he says it pissed all his old bosses off, but this guy writes incredible code. He'll spend half his time not coding, but doing mindless tasks as he thinks. Then he writes code without running it for an hour right before leaving and hits run at the end and it all works. Never seen anything like it.

Everyone's different. I only intervene if they aren't getting results and a lot of the time when they are having issues it's never because of the surface things you'd notice if you were managing time.

addcn··on Ask HN: How do you manage software engineers' time?
I've found that you have to pick results (output) OR time. You can't manage both and trying to do so sends the wrong message to your team. They'll question your motives and start to assume they can substitute output for time or vice versa.

Pick one and stop thinking about the other. Worried people aren't working enough? Is one guy only working a day a week? If you have team members like that they don't have enough work and you need to set better goals with/for them.

So save yourself the eternal headache and pick your poison, people will respect you a lot more for doing so.

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