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Comment on Solo developer rebuilds Adobe Creative Suite in Rust using Claude, releases it free to all in ~tech
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Comment on Solo developer rebuilds Adobe Creative Suite in Rust using Claude, releases it free to all in ~tech
Maxi Link ParentIf one wants to look at things with rose tinted glasses then one thing where software devs might be better at is running multiple companies using multiple agent teams.If one wants to look at things with rose tinted glasses then one thing where software devs might be better at is running multiple companies using multiple agent teams.
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Comment on Solo developer rebuilds Adobe Creative Suite in Rust using Claude, releases it free to all in ~tech
Maxi Link ParentThere's a lot of change in the air, and very few people yet understand it. The cost of code has hit rock bottom, people worried about AI writing slop code still see code as having the same value...There's a lot of change in the air, and very few people yet understand it. The cost of code has hit rock bottom, people worried about AI writing slop code still see code as having the same value it did when it was carefully crafted by a human. It does not matter that the codebase is not maintainable by a person, as long as LLMs can maintain it, it will be fine. Currently LLMs still build software using languages, techniques, and toolchaings that were made for humans. Things will change again when we start to see more LLM optimised toolsets, langauges and tech stacks coming out.
This also means that the value of software will plummet. The software giants who now can charge an arm and a leg for propriatery software wont be able to do so in a few years time. Out of work software devs will slop together alternative competitors to most giant software and will be able to maintain it just fine with 1-2 people.
Small companies now without custom software will be awash in custom code and systems that only the big boys had.It's going to be very rocky the next 5-10 years.
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Comment on Solo developer rebuilds Adobe Creative Suite in Rust using Claude, releases it free to all in ~tech
Maxi Link ParentI've used LLMs very succesfully to clean up human coded slop in old projects that were deemed un-maintainable. That opened my eyes to this worry. LLMs write sloppy code from sloppy prompts, but I...I've used LLMs very succesfully to clean up human coded slop in old projects that were deemed un-maintainable. That opened my eyes to this worry. LLMs write sloppy code from sloppy prompts, but I don't think that'll be an issue.
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Comment on Solo developer rebuilds Adobe Creative Suite in Rust using Claude, releases it free to all in ~tech
Maxi Link ParentIf I would pick out one MS product that is the reason for their current dominance it would not be office, but MS AD. It's that mess that causes companies to be bound to MS for forever. Then on top...If I would pick out one MS product that is the reason for their current dominance it would not be office, but MS AD. It's that mess that causes companies to be bound to MS for forever. Then on top you add Sharepoint and all the other legacy tools and you create a tangled mess and web that is impossible for companies to escape.
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Comment on Solo developer rebuilds Adobe Creative Suite in Rust using Claude, releases it free to all in ~tech
Maxi Link ParentThey will, if not with the current gen of models then the next or the one after that. This gen of AI is remarkably good at bug fixing when it has decent tickets. It's also very good at going from...They will, if not with the current gen of models then the next or the one after that. This gen of AI is remarkably good at bug fixing when it has decent tickets. It's also very good at going from shitty bug reports + app logs + its own testing to actionable tickets.
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Comment on Denmark tests humanoid robots in supermarkets to help to ease staff workload at night in ~tech
Maxi Link ParentRobots will become more and more productive as the cost of software goes down. Right now one big thing preventing more robotic work is simply the effort involved in coding themRobots will become more and more productive as the cost of software goes down. Right now one big thing preventing more robotic work is simply the effort involved in coding them
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Comment on Once used to waterproof boats, this smoky plant byproduct is now used to flavour everything from schnapps to bread in Finland. But how does pine tar taste? in ~food
Maxi LinkI’d say if anything tar is becoming less popular. When I was a child there were more sweets and things with tar and you had more people using it to preserve wood and hemp rope. These days people...I’d say if anything tar is becoming less popular. When I was a child there were more sweets and things with tar and you had more people using it to preserve wood and hemp rope. These days people seem to prefer the petrochemical based wood preservatives instead. I miss the smell
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Comment on YouTube Premium to come with Peacock, NBCSports to stream events on YouTube in ~tv
Maxi LinkThis is just cable subscription all over againThis is just cable subscription all over again
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Comment on European Parliament achieves upgrade to air passenger rights in ~transport
Maxi Link ParentMore about standards I’d say. A paper boarding pass is paper and portable. Gatekeeping it behind an app suddenly requires a functioning phone and app or you pay a fineMore about standards I’d say. A paper boarding pass is paper and portable. Gatekeeping it behind an app suddenly requires a functioning phone and app or you pay a fine
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Comment on Finland's last landline call has been made as the Nordic country becomes the latest to retire copper-wire phones in favour of fibre in ~tech
Maxi Link ParentAre you sure? According to Elisas site you need to upgrade to a 4G/5G phone but you can keep your number. Seems like last mile copper is dead.You can even keep using that same physical landline phone your parents have had since the 80s if you like.
Are you sure? According to Elisas site you need to upgrade to a 4G/5G phone but you can keep your number. Seems like last mile copper is dead.
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Comment on Finland's last landline call has been made as the Nordic country becomes the latest to retire copper-wire phones in favour of fibre in ~tech
Maxi Link ParentOne more I have from her relates to the long summer school holiday. Back in the day that existed so that the kids could back out to the family farms to help with the summer work. My grandmother...One more I have from her relates to the long summer school holiday. Back in the day that existed so that the kids could back out to the family farms to help with the summer work.
My grandmother always left the city where she was studying in to first help with planting, and then help with collecting hay and stacking it for drying, and then to help with the harvesting. She was always annoyed that she never got to help with the real work. She was stuck in the kitchen with the other women preparing food for the men who were out in the fields, or to help with the slaughtering and preservation of meat (no refrigeration back then).
Eventually as time moved on and her own parents retired no-one was interested in taking over the family farm as all the kids had received some education. They all ended up living in the cities, the farm land was rented out to other farmers and the family homestead became a summer cabin for the oldest son of the family. I believe it is now a grand child who is using it.
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Comment on Finland's last landline call has been made as the Nordic country becomes the latest to retire copper-wire phones in favour of fibre in ~tech
Maxi Link ParentYou're welcome! I definitely regret not talking with my grandparents more about how life was like back in the day, since it is so different from how we live now. That's a pretty big regret I have....You're welcome! I definitely regret not talking with my grandparents more about how life was like back in the day, since it is so different from how we live now. That's a pretty big regret I have. My own parents aren't really fond of talking about their own childhood or what they remember of their grandparents so there's a lot of stuff that will just get lost to history.
The stories I do remember I cherish.
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Comment on What are the new EU border checks and how will they affect your summer holiday? in ~travel
Maxi LinkThe bigger news here is that: a) you can only do these checks after you've checked-in and dropped off your baggage b) Airlines often open check-in only a few hours before the flight leaves c)...The bigger news here is that:
a) you can only do these checks after you've checked-in and dropped off your baggage
b) Airlines often open check-in only a few hours before the flight leaves
c) travellers insurance won't cover delays brought on by this systemSeems like this situation really is just here to shaft people.
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Comment on Finland's last landline call has been made as the Nordic country becomes the latest to retire copper-wire phones in favour of fibre in ~tech
Maxi LinkBefore my grandmother passed away she told me stories about the time when phones started to become more common. She lived her childhood in Mörskom outside of Borgå in the south of Finland on her...Before my grandmother passed away she told me stories about the time when phones started to become more common. She lived her childhood in Mörskom outside of Borgå in the south of Finland on her families farm.
They could not afford a phone but one day she met the telephone man who installed phones for people. She flirted with him and befriended him. He had a special phone where he could throw up cables up onto the phone lines and make calls for free. Anytime her family needed to pass messages on to relatives who lived further away or she wanted to talk to her friends she went and found the phone man and flirted with him some more. She said she never failed to get him to give her a free call.
She grew up on a farm, no electricity and no phones, no car. If they needed to go anywhere they walked or took a horse and carriage. They had a milk cow and horses. They slaughtered pigs in their sauna. She later moved to the city to study to become a secretary. She later worked for the postal office for many decades.
Quite crazy progress that happened for those born in the 1910s
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Comment on Olympic committee announces a broad ban on transgender athletes and athletes with differences in sex development in Women’s events in ~lgbt
Maxi Link ParentRegardless of the fact that you disagree with /u/Pepetto the above is very rude and uncalled for and in my opinion is not in spirit with how one should act on Tildes.Especially given the comparisons you're making here.
Regardless of anything else, you said when you have a daughter - if you aren't equally prepared for the child you thought was a son to be your daughter, the child you thought was your daughter to be just your "kid" or any child of yours to have any sort of physical differences from birth or later on, think hard about having kids at all.Regardless of the fact that you disagree with /u/Pepetto the above is very rude and uncalled for and in my opinion is not in spirit with how one should act on Tildes.
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Comment on Asia turns back to coal as war chokes off natural gas in ~enviro
Maxi Link ParentYou should read the final report of the Iberian blackout from last year. The problem is not so much firmware on individual inverters but figuring out a way to get it to work gridscale without...You should read the final report of the Iberian blackout from last year.
The problem is not so much firmware on individual inverters but figuring out a way to get it to work gridscale without causing issues. One large cause of the blackout was grid following solar inverters.
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Comment on Asia turns back to coal as war chokes off natural gas in ~enviro
Maxi Link ParentMost countries are already doing that, renewables are cheaper on a pay kWh basis than fossil production. The problem with renewables now is the lack of momentum they can provide to the grid. This...Most countries are already doing that, renewables are cheaper on a pay kWh basis than fossil production.
The problem with renewables now is the lack of momentum they can provide to the grid.
This energy crisis might speed up investments into renewables but I hope there’s more work put towards figuring out reliable ways to produce momentum
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Comment on Amazon’s promotion of ‘Melania’ has critics questioning its motives (Amazon has spent 35M on marketing on top of its 40M budget) in ~movies
Maxi Link ParentReddit had recently became very aggressive at removing such talk as well.Reddit had recently became very aggressive at removing such talk as well.
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Comment on So I started a clothing brand in ~design
Maxi Link ParentBut this is pure AI slop? Why are you wasting our time with this?But this is pure AI slop? Why are you wasting our time with this?
In a year or two as the models improve, this is how it will be. Only the model will understand the codebase.
Today this is not yet quite there. You can with the latest frontier models develop entire applications (front and backend) with good architecture and decent code without having to touch a single line of code. I've made several application in the past month. I've re-written a frontend from JS to TS ( a custom JS frontend), around 70k loc. Been in production now for a few months with literally fewer issues reported than the JS one.
The other weekend I re-wrote an express.js backend for one of my own personal projects to Django DRF to see if I could. That took half of a Saturday. The resulting codebase is a bit more verbose than I'd like, it uses some django features that are overkill for the project (bunch of modelmanagers) but that's fine, it is more "correct".
I've been a software developer for over 15 years now, and for now there's still a place for us guiding the models as they're not quite yet there in making entire large applications without setting up the guardrails. But I think it's just a matter of time before they really will make something decent with just the prompt "Claude please make me flight booking app, make no mistakes".