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How do you find those pockets?
I guess talking to people and making friends helps. Online, maybe seek out discords and befriend people and they may tell you. Not unlike how you find cool underground clubs.
Its worth mentioning that this essay has some signs of being either partially AI generated or heavily edited through an LLM. Some of the signs are there (It's not X, it's Y), With the blog having gone from nearly zero activity between 2015 and 2025 to have it explode in posts and text output since then also raises an eyebrow.
LLMs write this way because people write this way. Maybe not everyone, but enough for it to train the models to do it. Much of my writing reads like an LLM wrote it, but that doesn't make me an LLM.
I doubt it; share something you wrote prior to, say... 2024.
Prompt: "The text of the blog article is copy-pasted below. Please summarize it in one parargaph."
Result: "The blog article explores the paradox that while AI has made coding easier by automating many tasks, it has also made the role of software engineers significantly harder. AI tools have raised expectations for productivity, leading to increased workloads and burnout without corresponding support or recognition. Engineers, especially juniors, are now expected to take on broader responsibilities—ranging from product thinking to deployment—while the hands-on act of writing code has diminished. This shift in roles and expectations is often unacknowledged by leadership, creating a disconnect between those who use AI tools and those who manage the work. The article emphasizes the growing complexity of the engineer's job, the burnout that results from unrealistic demands, and the identity crisis many engineers face as their core role changes. It calls for better leadership, structured training, and realistic expectations to avoid the erosion of trust and talent in the industry."
Whatever. Blog posts about AI that dance around the topic are not that valuable. For a project, you'll hire somebody, not some AI (as bcachefs' author does). What matters is that you trust a person to do the job, and expecting them to churn code is useless. The real benefits of someone appear on their CV (experience, known technologies, human abilities -- communication, empathy, understanding).
AI generated content is an existential threat to human knowledge.
Its worth mentioning that this essay has some signs of being either partially AI generated or heavily edited through an LLM. Some of the signs are there (It's not X, it's Y), With the blog having gone from nearly zero activity between 2015 and 2025 to have it explode in posts and text output since then also raises an eyebrow.
I couldn’t even finish it. I picked up on it after reading the other one that made it to the front page the other day. I don’t think there will be a point in coming to this site if it’s just going to be slop on the front page all the time. Maybe mods should consider a tag or flag for AI generated content submissions?
Its worth mentioning that this essay has some signs of being either partially AI generated or heavily edited through an LLM. Some of the signs are there (It's not X, it's Y), With the blog having gone from nearly zero activity between 2015 and 2025 to have it explode in posts and text output since then also raises an eyebrow.
Why is this sentiment expressed so often ("It was written/edited by AI"? It seems to bother people, perhaps since it may have been low-effort. Doesn't it not matter as long as the content is good? Otherwise, it seems to be no different than a standard low-quality post.
"Why is everyone railing against my spam? Doesn't it not matter as long as the deal I am offering is good?"
When people don't want the spam, it is irrelevant whether the spammer is offering a good deal or not.
I see the post is even flagged now.
Irrespective of who wrote it or how it was written, the essay is packed with wisdom.
I’ve been programming for 30+ years and leading teams for the last 20 - and I found the essay deeply insightful.
I realise I’m a sample size of 1, but just figured I’d comment here to advocate against this post being flagged. Surprised that it is.
THERE IS A NEARLY INFINITE DEMAND FOR SKEPTICAL AND COMFORTING TAKES ABOUT AI CODING THE MARKET WILL FILL THAT VOID IT DOES NOT MAKE IT TRUE