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decGetAc··on Ask HN: Anyone struggling to get value out of coding LLMs?
Maybe I'm using these models incorrectly but I just don't ask it to do a lot at once and find it extremely useful.

Write tests for x in the style of this file to cover a, b, c.

Help me find a bug here within this pseudo code that covers three classes and a few functions. Here's the behavior I see, here's what I think could be happening.

I rarely give it access to all the code and usually give it small portions of code and ask for small things. I basically treat it as if I was reaching out to another senior developer in a large company or SO. They don't care to learn about all the details that don't matter, and want a good promoted question that's not wasting their time and that they can help with.

Using it this way I absolutely see the benefits and I'd say an arbitrary 1.25x sounds right (and I'm an experienced engineer in my field).

I'll just quietly keep using it this way and ignore the overwhelming hype on both sides (it's not a speed up camp and it's 100x camp. Imo both are wrong but the it's not a speed up camp make me question how they're using it the most

decGetAc··on AI Won't Kill Junior Devs – But Your Hiring Strategy Might
That task seems perfect for a junior dev. It's open ended but low risk and not interacting with multiple teams as directly

It's different from the one described above

> talk to them and propose a solution that aligns with our different requirements. Possible directions are X, Y, Z.

I'm sure some junior devs could do this but the majority wouldnt be able to

decGetAc··on Ask HN: Difficulties with going back to school
Just double checked, I see multiple sources with the same information.

In state yearly tuition. Mind sharing your state ? Or one around you if you think that's too personal

decGetAc··on Ask HN: Difficulties with Going Back to School
I just looked up the average for public state universities per year and it's around 10k (8-15k)

Which lines up with my own costs. Am I missing something ?

decGetAc··on Ask HN: Difficulties with Going Back to School
Why mechanical/electrical ? Very anecdotal but most of my friends from college who got a degree in that ended up chasing software engineering jobs.

I mean I'm sure mechanical/electrical jobs exists but from my admittedly limited view it always seems like it's the opposite move so interested.

Also 80k is ridiculous if it's in the US , maybe it's the specific university you're looking at ?

decGetAc··on The Worst Programmer I Know (2023)
How did the manager not know Tim didn't have tickets slated for him ? How did Tim not even pick up some (at a lower capacity) and then still helped with the remaining time ?

I guess as someone who does a lot of the same that Tim is doing,and I bet others can resonate, I still "have to" pick up tickets and I think that's always the expectation in any job I've had as an IC. Is Tim managing his time well ?

decGetAc··on Most AI value will come from broad automation, not from R & D
Agreed,only the super rich will get cars err electricity err I mean refrigerators err I mean personal computers err I mean mobile devices

To be fair I think there's a lot of truth in your statement in the short term (and arguably in the long). But in the 'long' term , it sure does look like revolutionary technology makes everyday peoples life better (I didn't even go into transportation or health care/life expectency)

decGetAc··on Ask HN: Where do seasoned devs look for short-term work?
I mean I agree it's a mask but still feels slimy. I can get behind not going broke > overriding any shame.

But I do think that some people are better at lying to themselves that the choices are going broke or make independent contractor work by selling yourself like that.

There's the obvious route which is to just not be an independent contractor and get a 'normal' job where you still have to do some of this nauseating selling yourself but at only a few critical times and way less public.

No shame for those who want to be an independent contractor at the cost of selling yourself like that but just sharing that I can't seem to trick myself into thinking it's a go broke or make it work situation.

I think some value the independent nature of it and say it's worth the embarrassment that gp talks about. Was just sharing how it's not a go broke or make it work because well it's a bit of a luxury (because normal job is always there)

decGetAc··on Devin is now generally available
Probably, I share a name with a product and I couldn't care less. It's wild that some would feel bad much less consider it lacking empathy.

I don't like first name product names for other reasons but not because they share a name with humans named the same