The Duality Of Developer Existence

Content M 'TitsMcGee4782! Y-yes? Did you, on March 26 2014, submit a post to the "IT tech support" forum in which you were literally begging for help with a very specific computer problem? Uh... . And, did you follow up that post with a reply 2 hours later simply saying, "never mind, I figured it out!", thus being of zero help to who- ever might find that post in the future? Maybe! 2018 Kristian Nygard Programmerumor.io patreon.comoptipess www.optipess.com

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Content Nick Craver O NickCraver "Uber will use artificial intelligence to identify drunk passengers. It will use factors like time of day, pickup location, and how long a user interacts with the app before making a decision." That's not Al. That's an if statement. 3:59 PM 08 Jun 18 found on devrant.com posted by sachintripathi

Content How I am with my computer: How I act when people ask me to fix theirs: VA SGAG.GUM.

Behold, the tech prophet who ascended to startup glory without understanding a single line of code! The AI startup ecosystem in 2023 is basically just throwing bearded men in togas at venture capitalists. "What's your tech stack?" "Uhhh... vibes?" Meanwhile, actual engineers who've spent decades learning complex algorithms are watching these AI-whisperers raise millions while not knowing GPT from a hole in the ground. Silicon Valley's newest business model: look wise, say "disruption" occasionally, and let the funding rain down upon your magnificent beard. The ancient Greeks had oracles, we have AI founders who let the machines do all the thinking.

Spending 47 hours configuring your Linux distro with custom kernel modules, a tiling window manager, and 16 different terminal color schemes just to feel like a digital special forces operator... meanwhile your mom can't even figure out how to send an email from your battle station. The irony is that you've built this ultra-powerful system that's completely unusable by anyone but yourself. That's not a bug though—it's a feature.