aev_software
Grumpy old software architect and engineer. Usability and accessibility advocate. Makes software better. I made Publizjr, Ged2Dendro, and currently work on UmpireDB.
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Programming@programming.dev•Discussion: Programming conventions for On/Off functions. Singular or separate?
3·16 days agoWhat’s common among other C++ programs in a similar ecosystem? Mimic that.
For instance, among OTP applications in Erlang, it is common for an application to publish a :start/0 and :stop/0 function, alongside :load/0 which neither stops nor starts, and sometimes :connect/1 and :disconnect/1 functions.
You know python is heavily used to create AI algorithms like ML and LLM, don’t you? Isn’t it sensible for engineers of language-specific tools to cater to a wildly fashionable industry that uses that same language? You do realize that AI efforts aren’t going to stop, don’t you?
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Programming@programming.dev•An open system for proving the originality of, and modifications made to, photographic and video media.
1·4 months agoIs that why AWS’ cli has parts written in and distributed with python? Your feelings in this matter, are irrelevant.
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Programming@programming.dev•Anthropic Mythos shaping up as nothingburger
2·4 months agoWe are people regardless of medium.
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Opensource@programming.dev•I don't want your PRs anymore
6·5 months agoHow much time does it take to reject a pull request because you don’t understand it?
We see a project like curl outright banning AI-made / assisted PRs due to the overwhelming burden those put on the human reviewers. It’s a DDoS aimed at people, either to shut them down or to force them into using yet another LLM to automate reviews and merges.
The danger is real. Overwhelming the people who have maintained the backbones of our digital infrastructure will result in a total collapse of that infrastructure. How can ad brokers continue to profit if there’s no way to get the ad displayed to prospective consumers? How can totalitarian regimes sway public opinion in a foreign nation if they can’t share their memes and propaganda?
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Opensource@programming.dev•I don't want your PRs anymore
1·5 months agoHow much time does it take to reject a pull request because you don’t understand it?
We see a project like curl outright banning AI-made / assisted PRs due to the overwhelming burden those put on the human reviewers. It’s a DDoS aimed at people, either to shut them down or to force them into using yet another LLM to automate reviews and merges.
The danger is real. Overwhelming the people who have maintained the backbones of our digital infrastructure will result in a total collapse of that infrastructure. How can ad brokers continue to profit if there’s no way to get the ad displayed to prospective consumers? How can totalitarian regimes sway public opinion in a foreign nation if they can’t share their memes and propaganda?
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Programming@programming.dev•how do you fit guitar practice into a dev schedule?
2·5 months agoI play wind instruments so despite not strumming, I also use my hands to play. What seems to make a difference is that the movement is very different from typing on a keyboard. (I type blind with 10 fingers.) That difference suffices for my muscles and my brains to separate the activities and recognize music practice as a distraction and relaxation.
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Python@programming.dev•Python's Data Model Explained through Visualization
5·5 months agoTell me again how python is easy to learn for beginner programmers.
Other languages that have similar behavior include Java and JavaScript, and yes you have to be careful with list / array operations in those languages as well, lest you operate on the wrong list inadvertently. Happened to me. It will happen to you.
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Opensource@programming.dev•A 65% mechanical keyboard Renegade based on Raspberry Pi Pico 2
11·6 months agoWhy does a computer keyboard need a computer?
Sweet. I’ll be testing.
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Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•What are these two plastic sheets one always sees when US presidents give speeches?
17·6 months agoEverybody knows! Ask anyone!
I let mine find example code of how some feature should be used. And it’s really sad how often they make something up out of thin air, and how little regret they show for wasting my time.
That’s where I am, too. I let mine find example code of how some feature should be used. And it’s really sad how often they make something up out of thin air, and how little regret they show for wasting my time.
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Linux@programming.dev•The goal of switching to free software is to gain full control over your computing
2·7 months agoConvenience over freedom / privacy / security / equality / justice. We see this all over the place. Many people prefer comfort over challenge. That seems a survival instinct. And it works against us.
A clear indication of bad requirements.
So what’s your opinion on languages like haskell and erlang, that infer static types?
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Programming@programming.dev•What's the weirdest bug in a program you found in a project you didn't write?
6·8 months agoOnce upon a time I worked with a CMS that allowed an admin to delete the CMS itself and also any web server that ran it. Poof: gone. Fun times.
Nope I spoke too soon. My bad.


Hah. No. I’m claiming there’s a joke that went over your head. And apparently over the heads of quite a few more readers. That’s OK.