🤔 "the programmer identity crisis"
> "I prefer my tools to help me with repetitive tasks (and there are many of those in programming), understanding codebases, and authoring correct programs. I take offense at products that are designed to think for me."
#uncoding @ hojberg.xyz
> "I prefer my tools to help me with repetitive tasks (and there are many of those in programming), understanding codebases, and authoring correct programs. I take offense at products that are designed to think for me."
#uncoding @ hojberg.xyz
💻 "crafting software: writing maintainable code"
(atomic blocks, meaningful variable name, no magic numbers, write to test, easy to read, don't repeat yourself)
#uncoding @ wedgeworth.dev
(atomic blocks, meaningful variable name, no magic numbers, write to test, easy to read, don't repeat yourself)
#uncoding @ wedgeworth.dev
😆 "vibe coding in the 90s"
(i.e. vibe coding has always existed but it's still up to you to do more work)
#uncoding @ ssg.dev
(i.e. vibe coding has always existed but it's still up to you to do more work)
#uncoding @ ssg.dev
SSG's
Vibe coding in the 90's
Hey folks. You know how programming is hard in 1994. You need books, help files, manuals, references to learn about a certain feature. You read all those. Then you go through endless iteration of trial and errors to find out how to accomplish a certain task.…
🥹 "free software scares normal people"
(an invitation to make software simpler and more accessible to normies)
#uncoding @ danieldelaney.net
(an invitation to make software simpler and more accessible to normies)
#uncoding @ danieldelaney.net
danieldelaney.net
Free software scares normal people—Daniel De Laney
80% of the people only need 20% of the features.
No socials November
try making content-based websites or "quiet"-blogging again?
#uncoding @ https://bjhess.com/posts/no-socials-november
try making content-based websites or "quiet"-blogging again?
#uncoding @ https://bjhess.com/posts/no-socials-november
I am BARRY HESS
No Socials November - I am BARRY HESS
November seems to be a ripe month for challenges. Some people grow facial hair. Some people write many words daily hoping to come out with a novel on the other...
Marshall McLuhan's "Understanding Media" (1964) Chapter 33 "Automation"
the specialist will become the generalist in the world of automation
#uncoding @ google gemini
the specialist will become the generalist in the world of automation
#uncoding @ google gemini
internet revolutions
~1995: elite-to-world (the website)
i.e. HTML pages, Geocities
~2005: peer-to-world (the global social media)
i.e. Twitter, YouTube
~2015: peer-to-peer (the "comfort-zone" social media)
i.e. Tiktok, Instagram
~2025: peer-to-robot / peer-to-nobody (hermit's paradise)
i.e. ChatGPT, Telegram
#uncoding
~1995: elite-to-world (the website)
i.e. HTML pages, Geocities
~2005: peer-to-world (the global social media)
i.e. Twitter, YouTube
~2015: peer-to-peer (the "comfort-zone" social media)
i.e. Tiktok, Instagram
~2025: peer-to-robot / peer-to-nobody (hermit's paradise)
i.e. ChatGPT, Telegram
#uncoding
your future will depend on knowing what you want; the more specific, the more terrific
#uncoding via youtube (Tina Huang)
#uncoding via youtube (Tina Huang)
"Anthropic says Chinese state-backed hackers used its AI for major cyberattack"
#uncoding @ ground.news
#uncoding @ ground.news
Ground News
Anthropic says Chinese state-backed hackers used its AI for major cyberattack
WASHINGTON (AP) — A team of researchers has uncovered what they say is the first reported use of artificial intelligence to direct a hacking campaign in a largely automated fashion. The AI company Anthropic said this week that it disrupted a cyber operation…