Justin

Software development manager, coding mentor, okayish boss, happy

[Justin @ic3c0d3]

It saw a pattern and attempted to describe it, but failed to go one level deeper and understand the semantics.

[Justin @ic3c0d3]

Y'all know how shitty autocorrect is, so why all the hype about agentic LLMs? Sure, they're better, but they still ducking luck up all the thyme.

[Justin @ic3c0d3]

Example from today: an Gitlab CoPilot, leveraging Claud Opus, gave a straightforward autocompletion of a usage comment on a script I was modifying. At first glance, the output was impressive, but it was wrong. It didn't understand the semantics of what was being compared.

[Justin @ic3c0d3]

I grew up not far south from the sites in Hammond the Bears are now likely to choose for their new stadium. I always wondered why not Indiana for that kind of investment. The way it happened, though, is a complete betrayal.

[Justin @ic3c0d3]

Blacking out games when they don't sell out should be a cross-state anti-trust violation now.

good luck with the industrial waste build sites

[Chicago Bears @ChicagoBears]

Statement from Chairman George H. McCaskey and President & CEO Kevin Warren:

[Justin @ic3c0d3]

@JBPritzker Agree on these points, but controlling costs should also be high on the list.

[Justin @ic3c0d3]

So helps us, but it certainly can’t replace us

[Charly Wargnier @DataChaz]

Rough week for the "AI is taking our jobs" narrative.

> Amazon just axed its AI leaderboard as costs soared with no clear payoff
> Starbucks' AI can't even count coffee cups right
> Uber burning a $3.4B AI budget in just 4 months with nothing to show for it

WE ARE SO BACK.

[Justin @ic3c0d3]

Someone declined a data science internship I offered for another role. It happens. No skin off my back.

The HR rep took it as a personal insult and nearly added her to the do not hire list. WTF.

[Klaas @forgebitz]

software engineering in 2026:

- your package manager is compromised
- your cloud provider blocks your account
- github itself is hacked

software is solved

[Justin @ic3c0d3]

Nearly all documentation of an internal API erased. Repository unavailable. API changed at some point in the past, but tool not updated at the time.

AI had no chance, just old fashioned reverse engineering using wireshark of another working tool whose source is also locked down

[Justin @ic3c0d3]

Just fished “A Parade of Horribles” and I am devastated that the next installment is more than a few months ahead.

[Justin @ic3c0d3]

Every once in a while, I make it home.

[Justin @ic3c0d3]

@RepJackKimble It takes most people 260 work days a year to not make anything close to that. Cry more.

[Justin @ic3c0d3]

@mrmikeMTL

[Justin @ic3c0d3]

@nestapendragon It’s just 1 of my 40 commander decks. I bring it only to games where I know my competition is also doing evil things.

[Justin @ic3c0d3]

@KentonVarda Got considered harmful considered harmful

[Justin @ic3c0d3]

Slay the Spire 2 is an awesome game. Y’all children need to get over Anita Sarkisian.

Seriously.

Grow. The fuck. Up.

[Justin @ic3c0d3]

@nalinrajput23 Encrypted files with keys stored in secrets managers, secrets managers, enterprise password/credential managers

[Justin @ic3c0d3]

@NateSilver538 We see the same thing. Tons of hallucinations on large complex projects. Really good when working on 1-2 files.

[Justin @ic3c0d3]

Flow and vibe is for fast trials, prototypes, and valueless things.

Software engineering is and always has been about discipline, planning, and reliability. It’s been that way since Margaret Hamilton pioneered the field.