This along with stack overflow seems to be the end of an era. Stack overflow had my back and JetBrains was like a super magical tool that I could tackle code bases with.
Yeah in hindsight that is true. But when you're planting with this approach, you are thinking and adjusting two trees ahead in your mind and laying down triangles as you go. It's the ability to adjust and select two sites at a time that gives you way more flexibility to pick easier microsites to plant to spec in.
Not particularly, but it did make me think more than just planting in straight lines so I suppose it was more engaging. Contract rules were strict around minimum spacing and density, you were always trying to adhere to them to avoid penalties (reductions in payment)
I was a treeplanter in the 90's, one of the best because my parents refused to fund my ski winters. You get paid piecework, by the tree. I ended up planting in triangles instead of following a line and doing the default grid approach. With strict spacing and microsite selection standards back then it was a significant advantage and it took about three seasons to learn and in the end was very hard to teach or explain to anyone. I have no background at all in graphics but it was fascinating to learn that triangles are used here too to cover 'ground' efficiently.
Do you really think humans are going to be the users? Sure for tomorrow and next month, but the clock is ticking. I got mad at our internal CS peeps the other day. They were demanding an internal tool. I was like we went through hell this summer replacing the front end so it's agent usable, just get Claude to do that. They were like oh...
I've had a few beta users and I've used it extensively in real mission critical scenarios several times. Very good feedback so far from adversarial non friendly peeps. So I no I have something. I've got a full time well paying Golden handcuff type of real job so you know how that is...
I think technically building this stuff is now easier for the masses. But knowing what to build, how to describe it, how to test it, figuring out how to understand the users -- that's the hard part, always was and I'll be employed doing that for a couple more years at least. But after that, I see this all going towards building for agents, building for users will be a thing of the past. Then I think its not as easy for people to relate to that, probably want a machine designing for other machines. UX and taste don't really matter much at that point.
I've got my hobby project fully working the way I want and ready for the masses. I just am stuck trying to get the app in google/apple stores. Its a mental block, I'm stuck on taking the time to get it through the hoops and then don't really no where to start or want to for that matter with the marketing aspects.
Exactly and if they can't keep FBI data locked down how are they going to keep what they harvest from the plebes. You really want your insurer, landlord, employer, bank knowing all this?
Seems like this is the way, a hybrid approach where some of the pipeline will be jev like and some traditional LLM depending on the nature of the work.
Construction was never the best metaphor for programming. The compiler constructs the code. Software dev is closer to building architecture than construction.
This is probably the best way to read it: Do not presume to correct another person while remaining blind to your own faults. Examine and correct yourself first; only then are you in a position to help your brother with his.
It literally is meant as a beam, a bit of exaggeration for emphasis.
So we are meant to assess and help others but first must correct our own selves.