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Re: The hardest part of building software is not coding, it’s requirements

7-Jul-23 6:43

Kent Sharkey wrote:
replacing programmers with AI won’t be so easy.

Managers will not have cubicle-serfs to blame their absurd/useless/buggy/past deadline/over-budget results ... following their specs lead to ?

«The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled» Plutarch

TNCaver7-Jul-23 9:54

TNCaver

7-Jul-23 9:54

If AI can take the pain out of getting complete requirements from users who don't really know what they want much less can explain what they think they want then I will welcome my early retirement.

There are no solutions, only trade-offs.
- Thomas Sowell

A day can really slip by when you're deliberately avoiding what you're supposed to do.
- Calvin (Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes)

Seven big tech companies say they’re platform gatekeepers under EU law

Kent Sharkey5-Jul-23 7:46

That essential morning coffee may be a placebo

5-Jul-23 7:46

The Verge[^]:
Tech companies behind search engines, social networking services, and operating systems with millions of users will face the Digital Market Act’s new rules in the EU soon.

None shall pass! (without ads)

Kent Sharkey4-Jul-23 9:01

4-Jul-23 9:01

Gizmodo[^]:
New research seeks to understand whether the effects of coffee is dependent on caffeine or if it's the experience of drinking coffee that matters.

"Our thoughts compressed, which makes us blessed"

Sorry for the obscure-ish lyrical choice, but that headline made the tune get stuck in my head.

Nelek4-Jul-23 12:58

4-Jul-23 12:58

That's why I don't drink coffee, Bacon is not so easy to adulterate Roll eyes | :rolleyes:

I do drink coffee, mostly 2 cups in the first hour, but it was too tempting

M.D.V.

If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
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abmv4-Jul-23 22:30

abmv

4-Jul-23 22:30

And makes for stormy weather

Caveat Emptor.

"Progress doesn't come from early risers – progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things." Lazarus Long

BillWoodruff4-Jul-23 23:33

4-Jul-23 23:33

And the vascular headache and wobbly sense of my own existence i get after a day or two of no coffee ?

The anti-placebo placebo ?

«The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled» Plutarch

obermd5-Jul-23 3:42

obermd

5-Jul-23 3:42

Caffeine withdrawal.

Forogar 5-Jul-23 5:03

Forogar

5-Jul-23 5:03

It's a real thing! ...or is it a placebo?

- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

BillWoodruff5-Jul-23 8:33

VPN use is at an all-time high - but are people actually safe?

5-Jul-23 8:33

i know what that is ... i was mentioning caffeine withdrawal to argue against the idea of coffee/caffeine as a placebo. a form of rhetoric that is ironic [^].

cheers, bill

«The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled» Plutarch

Kent Sharkey4-Jul-23 9:01

Re: VPN use is at an all-time high - but are people actually safe?

4-Jul-23 9:01

Tech Radar[^]:
Research conducted by NordVPN - one of the best VPN services around - has found that while over a quarter of the UK residents surveyed use a VPN, 40% are using free services that may be dangerous and even run by hackers.

If your VPN is free, you're the product?

Nelek4-Jul-23 12:56

How coders can survive—and thrive—in a ChatGPT world

4-Jul-23 12:56

Kent Sharkey wrote:
If your VPN is free, you're the product?

If they didn't accept it / care about it with other way more obvious things... are they going to care about the VPN?

M.D.V.

Kent Sharkey4-Jul-23 9:01

Re: How coders can survive—and thrive—in a ChatGPT world

4-Jul-23 9:01

IEEE Spectrum[^]:
4 tips for programmers to stay ahead of generative AI

With Natural Intelligence?

BillWoodruff4-Jul-23 9:28

Re: How coders can survive—and thrive—in a ChatGPT world

4-Jul-23 9:28

Ah, yes, "prompt engineering," the new panacea for AI disruptive chaos.

Another tip: experiment with Chats on a secure machine at home, and keep silent at work about what you are trying ... until it will impress those who matter by demonstrating it adds value.

«The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled» Plutarch

Nelek4-Jul-23 12:55

Re: How coders can survive—and thrive—in a ChatGPT world

4-Jul-23 12:55

Kent Sharkey wrote:
With Natural Intelligence?

What's that? /s

M.D.V.

modified 5-Jul-23 4:18am.

Sandeep Mewara4-Jul-23 16:34

Sandeep Mewara

4-Jul-23 16:34

I assumed it is intelligence that each human have (to counter AI)... but reading your response, is there something new tech NI like AI? Smile | :)

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Re: How coders can survive—and thrive—in a ChatGPT world

Nelek4-Jul-23 22:18

Re: How coders can survive—and thrive—in a ChatGPT world

4-Jul-23 22:18

Sorry, I forgot the /s and the joke emoji
Solved

M.D.V.

Sandeep Mewara5-Jul-23 0:24

Sandeep Mewara

5-Jul-23 0:24

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Re: How coders can survive—and thrive—in a ChatGPT world

Daniel Pfeffer5-Jul-23 6:33

Daniel Pfeffer

5-Jul-23 6:33

Sandeep Mewara wrote:
is there something new tech NI like AI?

We are the Software Engineers who say NI!

Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.

Cloud migration strategy misconceptions

Kent Sharkey4-Jul-23 8:46

Re: Cloud migration strategy misconceptions

4-Jul-23 8:46

Redis[^]:
We bust persistent myths about migrating your workloads to a large cloud provider like AWS.

"It is better to have your head in the clouds, and know where you are... than to breathe the clearer atmosphere below them, and think that you are in paradise."

BillWoodruff4-Jul-23 9:05

Re: Cloud migration strategy misconceptions

4-Jul-23 9:05

Interesting depth review of go-cloudy issues.

Quote:
THE REALITY: Migrating to the cloud is a complex process that calls for subject matter experts with deep cloud technology expertise to manage the project. A successful migration requires an experienced team. Ideally, those individuals include a migration solutions architect, data architect, cloud solutions architect, enterprise architect, and IT or DevOps engineer. Those are specialized skill sets, and while one person can wear many hats, the roles are not interchangeable.

Of course, this, and the rest of the article, are a promotion of Redis amd AWS (the authors' employer) as being uniquely able to take on these challenges.

«The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled» Plutarch

Nelek4-Jul-23 12:54

Microsofties still digesting pay freeze upset by Nadella's 'landmark year' memo

4-Jul-23 12:54

Kent Sharkey wrote:
It is better to have your head in the clouds, and know where you are

Although many have the head in their as.es and don't know where their left hand is

M.D.V.

Kent Sharkey4-Jul-23 8:31

Re: Microsofties still digesting pay freeze upset by Nadella's 'landmark year' memo

4-Jul-23 8:31

The Register[^]:
Following a wave of layoffs and stagnating pay, dissent among some of Microsoft's workforce is breaking out against CEO Satya Nadella after he thanked them for their contribution to the "landmark" fiscal '23.

Since cancelling all your raises, the company has done great!

Nelek4-Jul-23 12:52