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and it seems like this intellectual tradition, the thinking about programming as a craft, and considering longevity, and outcomes (especially negative ones), has been replaced with nothing but tool choice
these are essays that were 30+ years old, then, but still fresh (and still are)
bc it’s about thinking about programming as a process and a tool
programming was an intellectual tradition not just a job
of which there seems very little today
bc it’s about thinking about programming as a process and a tool
programming was an intellectual tradition not just a job
of which there seems very little today
learning to program in the late 90s and early 00s, you’d inevitably run across classic works like Goto Considered Harmful and No Silver Bullet, even if you weren’t particularly bookish, and there was tons of discourse about HCI as well, all grounded in decades of research
i’m afraid that’s all gone
i’m afraid that’s all gone
July 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
and it seems like this intellectual tradition, the thinking about programming as a craft, and considering longevity, and outcomes (especially negative ones), has been replaced with nothing but tool choice
Wrong. Cake is a band and a brilliant one.
November 21, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Wrong. Cake is a band and a brilliant one.
Das Auslagern von elementaren menschlichen Fähigkeiten an große Techkonzerne mit fragwürdigen Interessen ohne (signifikanten) Widerspruch macht mich auch fassungslos. Und was Kinder und lernen betrifft bin ich vollständig Deiner Meinung.
November 21, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Das Auslagern von elementaren menschlichen Fähigkeiten an große Techkonzerne mit fragwürdigen Interessen ohne (signifikanten) Widerspruch macht mich auch fassungslos. Und was Kinder und lernen betrifft bin ich vollständig Deiner Meinung.
Gibt es in Österreich auch so eine Initiative? Wäre sehr unterstützenswert!
November 21, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Gibt es in Österreich auch so eine Initiative? Wäre sehr unterstützenswert!
Naja, aber 2500€ sind jetzt nicht gar so viel. Ich meine im Kontext so großer Organisationen. Aber sehr detaillierte Aukunft, muß man schon sagen.
November 21, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Naja, aber 2500€ sind jetzt nicht gar so viel. Ich meine im Kontext so großer Organisationen. Aber sehr detaillierte Aukunft, muß man schon sagen.
Hobbyprogrammierer sind halt schnell ersetzt.
November 17, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Hobbyprogrammierer sind halt schnell ersetzt.
This means either accept the rules of the CEO monarchy or leave.
Read the book. It is important.
Read the book. It is important.
November 16, 2025 at 8:46 AM
This means either accept the rules of the CEO monarchy or leave.
Read the book. It is important.
Read the book. It is important.
At the end we have a very ugly mixture of ideas with the broad underlying view that democracy is ineffective, that it needs to be replaced by a “CEO monarchy” as this guarantees effective policy and replacing the constant negotiation process inherent in democracy by a “free exit” ideology.
November 16, 2025 at 8:46 AM
At the end we have a very ugly mixture of ideas with the broad underlying view that democracy is ineffective, that it needs to be replaced by a “CEO monarchy” as this guarantees effective policy and replacing the constant negotiation process inherent in democracy by a “free exit” ideology.
The industry-driven conversations about the inevitable progress of these tools either to AGI with incredible benefits or human extinction should assure that any discussion around the short term impact is considered irrelevant - the “longtermism” argument.
November 16, 2025 at 8:46 AM
The industry-driven conversations about the inevitable progress of these tools either to AGI with incredible benefits or human extinction should assure that any discussion around the short term impact is considered irrelevant - the “longtermism” argument.