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linux4dummies

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linux4dummies··on Ask HN: Do you bother making state changes reversible?
Check out Nix and NixOS. NixOS is designed to keep a record on system changes, and rollbacks are easy (atleast regarding configuration changes).
linux4dummies··on Ask HN: How do you keep system context from rotting over time?
I use nix (nixos) with AI-agents. Its everything i ever dreamed of and a bit more. Makes all other distros and buildsystems look old and outdated :D
linux4dummies··on You're falling behind. It's time to catch up
I had a lot of these discussions with developers the last year. My view is ai is not "stealing" a programmers job. Its just an enabler for faster development. The key feature of a programmer has always been to choose the right tools and tech, and do small and thoughtful implementations. AI is just another tool for this, and you still need to know how a good solution looks, and steer it towards something really useful.
linux4dummies··on Vibe Engineering: What I've Learned Working with AI Coding Agents
I tend to think of AI coding more like a tool and an advanced search engine. It closes the loop of searching for info, adjusting it to my needs, and writing the code. The trick (as this article states) is that you need to give clear instructions, and have the knowledge about what a good solution might look like to get anywhere near a good result. Also clearing or starting new prompts for smaller problems in the code might be helpful because the bigger the history gets, the more the model might be confused about what you want it to solve.