Jacob Bandes-Storch
@jtband.es
Making software tools for robotics at https://foxglove.dev. Easily distracted by math, science, classical music, photography, etc. Also on https://mastodon.social/@jtbandes
Fun and thought-provoking read.
“…It’s impossible to hold a whole codebase in our minds. We must dive into modules, classes, and functions to sharpen our blurry mental models. Read and write code to extend our cognition, regain familiarity, and understanding of the problem domain.”
“…It’s impossible to hold a whole codebase in our minds. We must dive into modules, classes, and functions to sharpen our blurry mental models. Read and write code to extend our cognition, regain familiarity, and understanding of the problem domain.”
I wrote about AI and programming.
About the identity challenges we are facing as programmers and the potential erasure of craft.
There's a fun little easter egg in the header as well :)
hojberg.xyz/the-programm...
About the identity challenges we are facing as programmers and the potential erasure of craft.
There's a fun little easter egg in the header as well :)
hojberg.xyz/the-programm...
The Programmer Identity Crisis ❈ Simon Højberg ❈ Principal Frontend Engineer
On AI, Creativity, and Craft
hojberg.xyz
October 21, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Fun and thought-provoking read.
“…It’s impossible to hold a whole codebase in our minds. We must dive into modules, classes, and functions to sharpen our blurry mental models. Read and write code to extend our cognition, regain familiarity, and understanding of the problem domain.”
“…It’s impossible to hold a whole codebase in our minds. We must dive into modules, classes, and functions to sharpen our blurry mental models. Read and write code to extend our cognition, regain familiarity, and understanding of the problem domain.”
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It is fucking unbelievable that they’re using AI to make content at The Verge now www.theverge.com/tech/641940/...
Best printer 2025: just buy a Brother laser printer, the winner is clear, middle finger in the air
Best Printer 2025: wireless laser home office supply shop now Brother
www.theverge.com
April 2, 2025 at 5:14 PM
It is fucking unbelievable that they’re using AI to make content at The Verge now www.theverge.com/tech/641940/...
Reposted by Jacob Bandes-Storch
Attorney General Seeks Death Penalty For All UnitedHealthcare Customers
April 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Attorney General Seeks Death Penalty For All UnitedHealthcare Customers
Reposted by Jacob Bandes-Storch
Video of a student in my town who wrote a political op-ed being grabbed off the street by government agents bsky.app/profile/pale...
Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying.
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
March 27, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Video of a student in my town who wrote a political op-ed being grabbed off the street by government agents bsky.app/profile/pale...
Reposted by Jacob Bandes-Storch
When programmers allocate memory, we simply remember to free it later
Quote this post with a fact from your field which is a complete total lie, but which people outside your field would completely believe if you posted it confidently on social media
March 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
When programmers allocate memory, we simply remember to free it later