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atomsatomsatoms commented on Ask HN: SWEs how do you future-proof your career in light of LLMs?    · Posted by u/throwaway_43793
simianparrot · 8 months ago
Nothing because I’m a senior and LLM’s never provide code that pass my sniff test, and it remains a waste of time.

I have a job at a place I love and get more people in my direct network and extended contacting me about work than ever before in my 20 year career.

And finally I keep myself sharp by always making sure I challenge myself creatively. I’m not afraid to delve into areas to understand them that might look “solved” to others. For example I have a CPU-only custom 2D pixel blitter engine I wrote to make 2D games in styles practically impossible with modern GPU-based texture rendering engines, and I recently did 3D in it from scratch as well.

All the while re-evaluating all my assumptions and that of others.

If there’s ever a day where there’s an AI that can do these things, then I’ll gladly retire. But I think that’s generations away at best.

Honestly this fear that there will soon be no need for human programmers stems from people who either themselves don’t understand how LLM’s work, or from people who do that have a business interest convincing others that it’s more than it is as a technology. I say that with confidence.

atomsatomsatoms · 8 months ago
"delve"

hmmmmm

atomsatomsatoms commented on Small Businesses vs. Corporations: What Tech Tools Are We Missing?    · Posted by u/lucadidomenico
fs_software · 8 months ago
Maybe this exists and I haven’t found it yet but a lightweight logging/alerting solution would be nice. That way, I don’t have to invest in Datadog with all the extra bells and whistles targeted for enterprise customers.
atomsatomsatoms · 8 months ago
I thought someone was working on an open source Datadog. Forget what that was
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atomsatomsatoms · 9 months ago
Are we just deluding ourselves by thinking this won't happen in every single domain of human endeavor?
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atomsatomsatoms · 9 months ago
Are there many open windows in Russia?
atomsatomsatoms commented on Do AI companies work?   benn.substack.com/p/do-ai... · Posted by u/herbertl
MOARDONGZPLZ · a year ago
But OpenAI doesn’t lead the pack. How do you determine when to switch or when to just keep going with (potentially marginally) inferior product?
atomsatomsatoms · a year ago
There would need to be significant capabilities that openai doesn't have or wouldn't be built on a short-ish timeline to have the enterprise switch. There's tons of bureaucratic work going on behind the scenes to approve a new vendor.

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atomsatomsatoms commented on The 'Save Money and Pursue Passion Later' Myth   bucketlistly.blog/posts/t... · Posted by u/yamrzou
grecy · a year ago
> the reality is that taking two years off means that landing a job will be substantially harder than it would have been if you worked during that time

When I got back from driving Alaska->Argentina I was out of money, so I went back to Software Engineering.

I put the trip on my Resume and put "Learned Spanish, learned to think on my feet, negotiation skills and quickly adapting to new information".

I applied for three positions and every one asked me in detail about the trip and how they would love to do something similar. I was offered all three positions.

atomsatomsatoms · a year ago
was this during the tech hiring boom or after

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