IBM Bob

#1

Post by psim1 » Tue, Apr 28, 2026, 2:51 PM UTC

IBM Bob
bob.ibm.com

Re: IBM Bob

#2

Post by psim1 » Tue, Apr 28, 2026, 2:52 PM UTC

Definitely not the grandson of Microsoft Bob.

Re: IBM Bob

#3

Post by vunderba » Tue, Apr 28, 2026, 3:02 PM UTC

psim1 wrote: post #2

Definitely not the grandson of Microsoft Bob.

I hate EVERYTHING about this generic looking product. But I think they're probably referencing... Bob the Builder [1]? Maybe?

Say what you will about Microsoft Bob - that one at least had a soul even if it was twisted and dark.

Sigh. Remember when IBM did neat stuff like Deep Blue and Watson?

[1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_the_Builder

Re: IBM Bob

#4

Post by psim1 » Tue, Apr 28, 2026, 3:15 PM UTC

vunderba wrote: post #3

psim1 wrote: post #2

Definitely not the grandson of Microsoft Bob.

I hate EVERYTHING about this generic looking product. But I think they're probably referencing... Bob the Builder [1]? Maybe? Say what you will about Microsoft Bob - that one at least had a soul even if it was twisted and dark. Sigh. Remember when IBM did neat stuff like Deep Blue and Watson? [1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_the_Builder

I agree, it looks like an IBM-mediocre version of every other LLM coding tool that currently exists.

Re: IBM Bob

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Post by wxw » Tue, Apr 28, 2026, 4:50 PM UTC

This is kind of a head scratcher. I'm guessing IBM has good enough distribution and existing relationships to make this an interesting procurement option.