seattle_spring

> "You shouldn't be manually writing any code".

Can someone explain how this mentality could possibly be rational? It sounds completely asinine to me, and I use AI quite a bit for my job.

In fact, the team at my work that seems to be 100% AI writes the worst code, follows no standards, and doesn't seem faster at all than teams that are simply AI-augmented.

> The JS ecosystem is really, really complicated, so any non-trivial app is going to use multiple bundlers, node runtimes, native runtimes, etc, etc, etc.

This statement makes very little sense to me. I've worked on several of what are likely the largest JS monorepos in the world, and they all define a specific version of a specific runtime and package manager you should be using.

I've been seeing this sentiment since I got into professional software development nearly 20 years ago.

I'm one ban away from a permaban thanks to the Navy Seal copypasta

Dishonest people.

Why would a self-described "AI Engineer" be any more capable of building that sort of functionality over any other backend engineer, especially one who is familiar with agent-assisted development?

Considering 99% of engineers are using AI tools, that would mean all engineers are now "Agentic Engineers." Are we really no longer putting any value on someone who has expertise in understanding the code it produces?

Hopefully retire, because I'd literally rather be dead than go much deeper into this shitty corporate world borne of AI.

Reminds me of a car dealership talking about how good of a deal their extended maintenance plan and warranties are.

I'm seeing the exact same thing with colleagues past and present on LinkedIn. They know how to use Claude, so their titles are now "AI tech lead" or "Lead AI engineer" or whatever, even though they're still just building the same basic CRUD they've built their entire careers.

> Bogo sort, Canary, and Rubber-Ducking come to mind

None of those come from such a deep hell as the "looksmaxxing" community.

> i am excited to see what will happen with tokenmaxxing startups, both for how they work internally and the products they can build.

Am I the only one who gets a physical, visceral churning in their gut when they read/hear someone unironically using the term "tokenmaxxing"?

This is the absolute worst timeline, and I'm embarrassed to even be in an industry adjacent to these dorks.

That number is grossly inflated for every S-1. It's about as close to meaningless as you could possibly get.

For example, I used to work for an insurance-related tech company. They claimed their TAM was $9T-- the value of the entire global insurance market.

I still think it's crazy that the heat wave in Portland, OR (116 deg in 2021) had higher temps than places like Austin, Dallas, Miami, etc have ever had in recorded history. An area of BC recorded over 121.

didn't FB grant someone else $1B over 4 years or something for some AI lead role? Wouldn't be surprised if this guy is getting similar offers, which could explode even further with the stratospheric valuations of top AI companies.

I like that too. And by "like", I mean "absolutely can't stand." Made the site unusable for me.

Sounds fucking miserable. Thank goodness I'm far enough into my career that I can throw in the towel and retire instead of having to capitulate to this lunacy.

If you think hiring, prioritizing, planning, and cross-team negotiation are all tasks of a tech lead and not a manager, then what is the job of an engineering manager in your opinion?

> I am just as loony now as I was when employed ... flirting with the gals in town and wildlife

Flirting with the wildlife certainly does fall into the "loony" bucket in my book. Make sure to stay safe!

I think you might be. Most retired folks I know just end up watching TV all day. Not even "good" TV-- it's mostly game-shows and 24-hour news cycles.

Is this an AI generated comment? The format follows almost exactly the format of your other comments, down to the location of the em-dash.

> 3. That only developers / engineers / tech folks can join

Is at odds with

> 6. That doesn't have a bunch of fake "linkedinmaxxing" garbage content

Almost all of the shit-tier AI-generated AI evangelism has been from "tech folks" connections. It's all the exact same content.

Having a notification that just shows me an ad for "LinkedIn premium" should be a crime.

> The irony of course is that the way they've gone about reacting to this has damaged their brand so badly at the trust level that the public view of their company has completely flipped.

No one at my company gives a single shit about Openclaw, so this whole situation has been a noop for a lot more of the public than you seem to think.

Also, "censorship"? How is disallowing a specific tool that abuses a subscription "censorship"?

I might be wrong in this case, but anyone I've ever met who refers to Zuckerberg as "Zuck" is a current or former employee of Meta.

Make what you wish of that information.

With more and more flights offering Starlink, I don't see why this would really ever be necessary.

Also, agreed with the other commenters: just read a damn book and take a nap.

Have you considered that people can both like their work, and like other things at the same time?

What do you think is an appropriate time for most employees to end their workday?

Heck, I could build Facebook in a weekend!

I'm convinced that 99.9% of folks online who claim they're going to "short a stock" have never actually shorted anything in their life.