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so every time AI disappoints media "reaches out to Gary Marcus"....

ok, I do not want AI in every product either, but the slight trouble I have with some otherwise thoughtful anti-AI takes is that they are increasingly out of touch with what is possible today (or what is the standard practice today).

(Regarding the question about code editor. My primary code editor recently is Vim -- no AI features. But larger part of the code is produced by tools like Claude Code that does not even have the feature of manual edits. Traditional IDEs only have niche roles in my process at the moment -- e.g. debugging and stepping over the code.)

Because it’s accessible, useful, and interesting. MCP showed up at the right time, in the right form—it was easy for developers to adopt and actually helped solve real problems. Now, a lot of people know they want something like this in their toolbox. Whether it’s MCP or something else doesn’t matter that much—‘MCP’ is really just shorthand for a new class of tooling AND feels almost consumer-grade in its usability.

You see, I'm afraid we might need to smuggle information to US the same way very soon.

(3) Cursor does not do the coding, it delegates that task to whatever model you have picked. In more recent versions, it does pick the model automatically, which is not necessarily what I would prefer. Some of the models it delegates to may have been trained the way you suggested here, others are more sophisticated. The fact that none of the models is controlled by the Cursor crew quite naturally means that it will have quirks talking to newer models.

the trouble with this one is that only observes one day workshop settings

two years ago annoy library from spotify was good enough for small RAG, stored everything in single file...

Many people in specialist roles are not motivated by management attention to their work and prefer minimal involvement unless it's to remove obstacles or provide resources. Intrinsic motivation does not care if boss cares about the work...

Hey, I am not trying to convert you. You might not be the target audience of the post, but I recognized our situation. We have some old, intertwined, outdated, messy distributed complex systems to take care of. Big Balls of Mud. Big Massive Balls of Mud. Big Expensive Balls of Mud. Big Unique Balls of Mud. Big Balls of Critical Mud. So in very general terms, there is the massive problem of entropy we have to reduce. Undocumented APIs actually are an example of such entropy, so beware. AI has helped us with those, just saying. And yes, we've seen generative AI itself being a source of entropy, less so recently.

I have some 20-year-old codebases, so I do know what massive problems are. In such codebases AI assistants have finally made it possible to solve problems nobody had time to solve for decades and Claude Code seems to be best fit for that work so far.

github copilot is a bit outdated technology to be fair...

so Musk potentially has kompromat on everyone?

i think many understand the scheme, but think they are clever enough to profit from the scheme or see it as acceptable way of gambling

well, projects are a party trick too

Sabotage tactics is the modus operandi of Russian foreing intelligence so it does not make much sense to talk about this being a retaliation. Much like election interference and the incitement of conflicts in other countries, these actions are integral to Russia's hybrid warfare strategy, specifically designed to destabilize nations that are economically more advanced than Russia itself.

If only we could enjoy the world without resource-intensive simultations of worlds. I try to stick with Civ 1 if I really need to take a break from the real world.

Systems do indeed go through waves of clean and messy states, and teams may jump from green project to green project.

The problem often starts with viewing software as just a project with a clear beginning and end. In reality, long-living systems are more like products or even living things—they need constant care, iteration, and a guiding hand to keep them from spiraling into chaos.

Architecture is about making those strategic decisions that help systems adapt and stay solid, even as people come and go or requirements change. Not every part of a complex system needs the same approach—some areas can be built quickly, while others need a solid foundation to avoid trouble down the road.

The goal isn’t to follow every buzzword or pretend there's one universal solution. It’s about having the right set of patterns and tools to make smart trade-offs and apply the right solutions for each part. To me, the real value of architectural patterns is that they give us common vocabulary to discuss different approaches even if we end up rejecting them. Systems need to be kept maintainable and resilient, even as they inevitably go through cycles of change.

Software architecture is about strategic decision-making for complex systems. It’s not about abstract theorizing; rather, knowing and discussing a toolbox of patterns helps in evaluating trade-offs for specific situations

one reason engineers are frustrated with daily rituals is this assumption that they are aimless creatures who need constant instructions from rational beings (product managers and such)

I must say you are the first one convincing me the other side of the coin does exist.

My personal experience suggests that

* we are not developing features faster, but we have time for asking questions we had no time to ask before. More ambitious architectures and designs.

* we are fixing bugs faster and we are producing less bugs (because of better designs).

* not everybody is happy about less bugs.

* we discover more vulnerabilities. Again, not everybody is happy about that, they just want new features, not new knowledge of vulnerabilities and technical debt.

When it comes to JIRA, I agree, but I find Conflunce to be pretty good tool. Unfortunately, most of the people using it are not very good at writing documents or organizing knowledge in general :)

It also won in places where it should not have won, as managers copy the practices across geographical locations. So, there are people who have chosen to live in the walking distance of office premises and never prepared for being forced to work from home...

until one day it is

how should a country under existential threat defend itself if military training of male population hurts someone's feelings?

"NORSAR have detected a probable explosion along the Finnish coast of the Baltic Sea at 01:20 (local time in Finland) on 8th October 2023. /.../ The local magnitude of the event has been estimated at 1.0, which is much lower than the Nord Stream explosion detected in September 2022."

https://www.jordskjelv.no/meldinger/seismic-signal-detected-...

Niinistö, president of Finland:

"The damage to the underwater infrastructure has been taken seriously and its causes have been investigated since Sunday. The state administration has been closely informed about the situation. It is likely that the damage to both the gas pipe and the communication cable is the result of external activity. The cause of the damage is not yet clear, the investigation continues in cooperation between Finland and Estonia. We are also in constant contact with our allies and partners. I had a conversation with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg today. NATO is ready to assist in investigations. Finland is prepared and our preparedness is good. These events have no effect on our security of service."

https://twitter.com/niinisto/status/1711728052378480768

"In addition, there is damage to the communication cable between the countries." (same source)

Of course, NSA = Nakamoto Satoshi agency

it is only logical that maggots take over at some point