Dia Kharrat

investor & entrepreneur. Currently engineer @google | #Bitcoin

[Dia Kharrat @dkharrat]

Twenty years ago, I wrote the code behind the rotating NVIDIA logo in the Control Panel.

It was my first project at NVIDIA.

Today, NVIDIA is retiring that Control Panel.

Few things are more satisfying as an engineer than seeing your work stand the test of time.

[Dia Kharrat @dkharrat]

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[Demis Hassabis @demishassabis]

Nothing beats burning the midnight oil in a maximum state of flow...

[Dia Kharrat @dkharrat]

Great point. That's why learning computer science is still valuable, despite what some may argue. AI will reduce the relevance of coding languages, but the underlying computer science concepts remain crucial.

[martin_casado @martin_casado]

A truism of CS is that you need to understand at least one level of abstraction below where you operate.

- OS devs -> hardware
- systems devs-> OS
- app devs-> systems

Vibe coding is no exception.

[Dia Kharrat @dkharrat]

@GergelyOrosz Dynamic programming is one of the very few CS concepts that are badly named.

[Dia Kharrat @dkharrat]

@rakyll It’s time for Google to move from C++ to Rust.

[Dia Kharrat @dkharrat]

@rakyll As LLMs get better at coding autonomously, do you think coding itself will become less relevant over time?

[Dia Kharrat @dkharrat]

@amasad I would make it more specific in saying, you no longer need to learn programming languages and syntax. But I would still recommend learning computer science concepts, as they will help you use LLMs and agents far more effectively.

[Dia Kharrat @dkharrat]

@Suhail Apple is a good example of a company that excels at leveraging the second mover’s advantage.

[Dia Kharrat @dkharrat]

@levelsio Have you looked into Google Assistant? You can tell it to translate a conversation in real-time: https://t.co/Oawt76cKjE

[Dia Kharrat @dkharrat]

@levelsio More details here: https://t.co/Oawt76cKjE

[Dia Kharrat @dkharrat]

@levelsio Googl has this with Assistant. It’s called Interpreter mode. You can tell it to translate a conversation in realtime.

[Dia Kharrat @dkharrat]

@GergelyOrosz It’s interesting how Python used to be looked down on as a backend language, but today, it’s widely accepted.

[Dia Kharrat @dkharrat]

Prototypes > Design docs

[Eugene Yan @eugeneyan]

agree. wrote this a while back to reflect on why i felt this way and it mostly still holds

https://t.co/OTERqwkj4L

[Dia Kharrat @dkharrat]

A good video that goes over the technical challenges: https://t.co/WjmjxKBMeg

[Dia Kharrat @dkharrat]

Fun fact: On Nov 3, 2024, 1:30 AM happened twice.

There are only two hard things in computer science:
1️⃣ Naming things
2️⃣ C̴a̴c̴h̴e̴ ̴i̴n̴v̴a̴l̴i̴d̴a̴t̴i̴o̴n̴ Handling time & time zones

[Jaana Dogan ヤナ ドガン @rakyll]

Build simple systems.

[Dia Kharrat @dkharrat]

@Industriarchy @dvassallo They use their own LLMs, but have policies against using external ones.

[Dia Kharrat @dkharrat]

@karpathy Your intro video was fantastic! Are there similar videos you recommend for other domains?