LLMs as mirrors
Wow:
In my view, LLMs are essentially mirrors. They mirror the skill of the operator.
The article goes on to argue that using AI (correctly) is also a matter of skill.
NASAs Coding Requirements Are Insane
A nice YouTube discussion about a coding standard paper that was written for Nasa/JPL:
If you don't like YouTube, here's the PDF:
RFC Process Example
How often do you read about somebody writing an RFC for the NPM CLI? This is a great write-up by Evan Hahn about an improvement he proposed and the process of evaluating such an RFC. Loved reading it!
How a Single Line of Code Brought Down a Billion Dollar Rocket
This article shows 3 instances where a single line of code has a devastating impact. Programmers, be aware!
CI/CD Observability
What could OpenTelementry unlock when applied to our CI/CD? I might unlock an early warning system for problems that slip into your pipelines...
Just Calm Down About GPT-4 Already
Love the article about generative AI and where this is going. One quote really resonates:
But in that “Seven Deadly Sins” article, I said that one of the deadly sins was how we humans mistake performance for competence.
The source for a ChatGPT answer?
Would love to know the source for a ChatGPT answer. Wondering what this means for Google and StackOverflow. Would be great if we could discuss further on these answers to improve our collective understanding... 🤔
New Programming Jargon
So enjoying this:
11. Higgs-Bugson
A hypothetical bug predicted to exist based on a small number of possibly related event log entries and vague anecdotal reports from users, but it is difficult (if not impossible) to reproduce on a dev machine because you don’t really know if it’s there, and if it is there what is causing it.
There are 30 in the article:
