Greg Petros

Husband, dad, developer, avid sports lover. Life is what you make of it!

[Greg Petros @GPOSU]

@housecor I still find things the AI doesn’t. And I find mistakes the AI makes while reviewing. I am really good at reviewing PRs. Yet I still agree with your take. The AI is usually better than most. Still prefer to look over the code myself though, but that is a lot more efficient now.

[Greg Petros @GPOSU]

@housecor PRs

[Nav Toor @heynavtoor]

read this and try not to panic:

ages 17–25 now have the LOWEST critical thinking scores ever recorded.

MIT calls it “cognitive atrophy.” Harvard found that AI users scored lowest in creativity.

67% of students say AI is hurting their ability to think. Many admit they know it’s happening, but they can’t stop.

a student said it on NPR: "you don't need to use your brain."

GPS shrank the brain region for navigation. AI is shrinking the one for reasoning.

adults lose skills to AI. children never build them at all.

we are the last generation that was forced to think without AI.

this article will disturb you. read it anyway.

[Cory House @housecor]

I know nothing about wine. So, if I walk into the liquor store to buy a bottle, I have no idea what tradeoffs to consider.

So, sometimes I'm happy, other times I'm not.

Non-devs creating software have the same problem. They're completely blind to the tradeoffs and mistakes the LLM makes.

They don't know what they're missing, what risks they're taking, and what mistakes were made if it doesn't work.

[Yuchen Jin @Yuchenj_UW]

Stop worrying about AI replacing you.

Worry about this instead:
Are you + AI > others + AI?

That gap is your moat.

[Akshay Saini @akshaymarch7]

Everyone keeps saying AI will replace programmers.
Honestly, it sounds very smart… till you actually ship software and live with it.

Yes, AI writes a lot of code now. I use it daily. Most teams do. That’s not the debate. The real thing people miss is that building software is not about making something work once.

The real work starts later.
Maintaining it. Changing it. Fixing things when something breaks at the worst possible time. And suddenly you’re stuck with a codebase that technically works, but nobody really understands.

That’s when you realise writing code is just 20–30% of the journey. The rest is judgment. Knowing what to build, what not to build, and when to say “this is a bad idea” even if it runs fine today.

AI is a powerful tool. No doubt.
But it doesn’t own consequences.

You still need engineers who understand the code and the business well enough to stop mistakes before they become expensive lessons.

Don't you think that we are overhyping speed and forgetting responsibility?

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. dedicated his life fighting for equity and justice. He taught us that even in the face of intimidation and discrimination, we must never stop working towards a better future – a lesson that feels especially relevant today.

Change has never been easy. It takes persistence and determination, and requires all of us to speak out and stand up for what we believe in. As we honor Dr. King today, let’s draw strength from his example, and do our part to build on his legacy.

[codemash @codemash]

We have dinner tonight in the conference center dining room at 6:00pm-7:30pm. A massive amount of desserts will be out in the hallways between 7:00pm and 9:00pm (same places as the morning coffee).

[codemash @codemash]

CodeMash On-Air tickets are available for a few more days, giving you 5 powerhouse sessions + the recordings to keep.

Grab your digital pass before the feed goes dark!
👉👉 https://t.co/PQNlxfLHRZ

[codemash @codemash]

Only 2 days until the signal goes live! 🔴

Missed out on the resort? You can still catch the legendary Kilimanjaro Ballroom sessions from the comfort of your home office.

[Greg Petros @GPOSU]

@housecor Coding Effectively with AI

Half the room plugged into a single outlet…

#CodeMash

[codemash @codemash]

So many board games! Come play board games in Zambezi this evening!

[codemash @codemash]

PSA: If you're looking to have dinner in one of the restaurants that are connected to the hotel lobby, B-Lux and Sortino's are open until 9pm tonight and Cafe Mirage and Cinco Ninos are open until 10pm tonight.

[codemash @codemash]

Looking for something to do this evening? Artemis sessions are happening this evening at 7pm, 8pm, and 9pm. Register for a session through the CodeMash agenda.

[codemash @codemash]

Each attendee (adults and kidz) has the opportunity to paint a white brick. The art league will assemble the bricks into a community sculpture. At the end of the conference, each participant is then invited to take home someone else’s brick.

[codemash @codemash]

Attending CodeMash and feeling hungry? Today's lunch in the conference center dining room is served 12:00-1:00.

[codemash @codemash]

Want to learn how to solder? Makerspace is offering "Learn to Solder" at 10am in Ironwood. Purchase a kit for the class by registering for the session through the CodeMash agenda.

[codemash @codemash]

How do you submit session feedback? Click the link to find out:
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[codemash @codemash]

Are you interested in participating in CTF while you're attending CodeMash?
Click here to read about this year's CodeMash CTF:
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[Greg Petros @GPOSU]

Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary