Paul Davis

Software Architect/Engineer with 35 years of experience in enterprise level systems

[Paul Davis @ToadSprockett]

After 10 years, I finally shut down my GitHub account. I'd been paying $120 a year for a secure remote location to store my code, but over the last year it's become unstable. When I went to create a simple wiki so I could access my Markdown files, they forced me to make the repository public — keeping it private would have cost an extra $50 a year.
There's an adage in integration work: you inherit all the problems of the system you're integrating with.
So I moved everything over to GitLab and haven't looked back. Then Friday, I deleted everything on GitHub and canceled it all. I'm a solo game developer — I just need something that works. I don't need all these problems they're dealing with. Whether it's AI or just lazy coding, it doesn't matter; I can't afford the nonsense.
Good luck to those who are staying.

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@ptr_to_joel Agile and more specifically Scrum have been the single worst productivity killer, in an I.T. career spanning 40+ years. I’ve seen highly productive teams move to a modified kanban, only to be forced back into scrum because a manager thought it would be better.

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@wtfcetialpha5 Post of the week.... LOL

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@aakashgupta Did they ask them to turn it off and on again?? It's Microsoft... Right?

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@ThePrimeagen We are going to have an event that will shake the community, that’s not a prediction, that’s just a fact. We are pu way too much trust in A.I. and not doing the heavy lifting. I’ve found even the very latest models will create overly complex and unnecessary code…

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@asaio87 Exactly, I had to ask Claude today why it's suggestion was so complicated, when we could have just used the existing solution with some slight mods...

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@ChShersh I loved Turbo Pascal, it just made sense…

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Interesting, I’ve found that applying good design patterns, and proper structure are key. AI is really good as an aid or for boilerplate, but it can miss even obvious bugs if your not paying attention. I just refactored the loading routines for my game, put everything into a singleton so that a GameManager could be used for game objects and core code (logic, api management, board state etc..). Took roughly two week ‘s of evenings and two Saturday’s. Without AI, it would have been 4 times as long.

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Exactly right, I’m using the very latest AI models and I’m still having to constantly to correct and keep it from running off and making things overly complex. It’s really good at small limited tasks, and it’s sped up my work immensely. But for larger architecture decisions I stopped letting it do the work, and instead I have to carefully guide it so I don’t end up with a mess.

To be clear it’s incredibly impressive and important to my workflow, but I learned the hard way that I absolutely have to understand what it’s doing, or what I end up with is not maintainable in the long run.

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@dom_lucre That’s all this woman ever does!

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@imbktan This is how it’s done, AI makes my job easier and faster, but it’s not writing clean efficient code without my input. That’s not a bug, it’s the nature of what an LLM does, people who are just trusting that it’s right are in for a rude awakening…

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@vitrupo How many more times are these tech gurus going to make this claim?, it’s just pure hype to sell more licenses.

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@rockthejvm %100 accurate, there is a huge difference between Claude Code pumping out code for your game or little app, and being responsible for code that keeps your business making money, or has regulatory compliance standards that must be met at all times. There's no comparison.

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@Landeur Bottom line, he brought a gun to a protest and physically engaged with federal agents, all to stop them from deporting pedophiles, rapists and criminals from the community. it's a tragedy, but one brought on by a series of bad decisions, and delusional thinking on his part.

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@OneBadDude_ All these cretins live in a fantasy world, surrounded by people who feed into their delusion. Reality is a harsh mistress, and there are some important lessons that need to be learned here. Too bad it's going to hurt so much...

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@TiffanyFong Absolutely…

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I can say with %100 certainty that enterprise level development is not being built by blindly using Claude Code and pretending you don’t need to understand what was written. When your business is on the line, and it has regulatory and financial obligations, you’re not going to gamble that AI got it right. That’s not to say AI cannot play a role, but this idea that you will just replace Seasoned developers is pure fantasy when there’s more than just bragging rights on the line.

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@AntiLeftMemes Why are there always people who run after the car as if it’s going to stop for them after the driver sped off?. We need to re-open mental institutions again, these people are insane…

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@CryptoCyberia I pretty much agree with this, I also make it add comments to everything it writes, and I ask for a detailed explanation before I allow it to modify the code. I also review the changes and ask for clarification if neede.

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@albertadevs Ok, that made me laugh. I’m Starting to think that this is like crypto, big promises being made to excite people into investing, and then nothing works as promise. AI will be around, and smart devs will use it, but I’m still waiting for the big replacement