I find myself building bespoke tooling for my own and workflows these days, not only because of the obvious reason of software being so much cheaper to build, but also because there are SO MANY options for solving any given problem that it feels impossible to evaluate all of them.
If it's not a crucial piece of tech for a work problem then it often feels like paving my own way is both cheaper mentally (kind of amazing that's true these days) and probably a better fit.
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..then of course I have to contend with - "Is this going to be a maintenance nightmare in the future?" and then I still usually conclude "no, the maintenance will be aided by the same approach that the construction was".
It's interesting how dramatically and quickly the scales have changed in this equation - and for such a wide range of software.
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creator of textlogreplied to@zenprofilefollowfather, cyclist, #haskellnotesfollow, #emacsnotesfollow:It will become increasingly harder to find niche markets for software when those people can just build it themselves exactly how they want it. In the end, people want to accomplish tasks, and the AI is going to be building the software on-the-fly exactly for that task, why do we need generic software that may or may not be a fit?
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creator of textlog:Yeah. It makes me think that protocols for exchanging data between apps will become even more important in that landscape. But maybe, not - maybe each exchange is another bespoke AI-driven implementation?
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creator of textlogreplied to@zenprofilefollowfather, cyclist, #haskellnotesfollow, #emacsnotesfollow:Protocols, infrastructure, containers, those kinds of things. I was actually playing around with an idea for a minimal markup language + runtime that can be utilized by AI to spin up apps more easily, and brainstorming it with ChatGPT, I have a feeling something like that will appear soon to complement MCP.
recently, I have fallen in love with the artwork of takato yamamoto.
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Very cool: our kids' bathroom toilet overflowed last night, resulting in water draining into our kitchen on the floor below.
@semperos๐profilefollowPresbyter, husband, father, technologist, linguist, musician.replied to@evnmprofilefollowSoftware engineerGitHubevnm - Overviewevnm has 51 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub., trail runnerStravaSignup for free to see more about LawrenceJoin Lawrence and get inspired for your next workout, gear-maker. Working on something new for homeownersgetonmain.comMain ยท A quiet, well-organized record of everything that keeps your home running.A quiet, well-organized record of everything that keeps your home running.:
I empathize, we've had that happen within the last year too, even the same bathroom-over-kitchen floor plan.
And the extra test of patience: the kiddos don't have the skills to properly clean and sanitize that kind of mess.
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Might be a good outcome to this. Water remediation folks want to take out 30 sqft of drywall to ensure the space btwn floors is fully dry. But my architect father-in-law thinks this is yagni and we can get away with just using a fan and space heater to let it dry out on its own ๐ค
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Thankfully, the zero cost option seems to have worked out. Had fans pointed up at the ceiling for a couple days. Will have to patch up some water-damaged drywall, but think we can avoid opening up the ceiling ๐
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love the way you packaged this. liquids damage sucks, its uniquely traumatizing
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Feel like we got lucky in this case. Maybe we'll find out in 10 years that we have wood rot thanks to not shelling out for the professionals ๐คทโโ๏ธ
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creator of textlog:"for you" now contains the same message multiple times
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creator of textlog:added two more screenshots to imgur.com/a/WuJiFuvImgurTextlog replies flowDiscover the magic of the internet at Imgur, a community powered entertainment destination. Lift your spirits with funny jokes, trending memes, entertaining gifs, inspiring stories, viral videos, and so much more from users. - the "root" post view is incorrect, but when reply-on-reply, information goes up-then-down.
root post view IS correct, sorry.
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creator of textlogreplied to@hotterprofilefollow#Emacsnotesfollow, dev, life, random stuff. the netherlands.:I understand your confusion, but that's the formatting - quoted parent is below the child post - then that post's replies follow in the discussion view. The top post is always quoting its parent below it, the different bg makes it distinct. Just need to get used to it, same on X.
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creator of textlogreplied to@hotterprofilefollow#Emacsnotesfollow, dev, life, random stuff. the netherlands.:There really is no other way to include the parent otherwise, you have to break the hierarchy at some point, the other form would need to omit the parent body and show a 'parent' link but we want to include its body.
@grin๐งprofilefollowcultivating shared resonance | grin.iogrin.ioGrinI make magic internet tech and social experienceswrote:
just setting up my txtlg
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Hi Green. Nice to meet you.
@davidprofilefollow๐ A lifetime Apple user. Partner says I am pedantic, sarcastic, and cynic. I just want to be me.wrote:
Which Linux distribution do you like the most, and why? Follow the previous with your favourite desktop environment.
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@vrvnprofilefollowreplied to@davidprofilefollow๐ A lifetime Apple user. Partner says I am pedantic, sarcastic, and cynic. I just want to be me.:
Ubuntu or Linux Mint with Cinnamon and i3 alternating as window managers here
@melting_coffee_mug๐คprofilefollowreplied to@davidprofilefollow๐ A lifetime Apple user. Partner says I am pedantic, sarcastic, and cynic. I just want to be me.:
Arch Linux with KDE. I like that Arch comes with nothing and is pretty vanilla. No bloat, and customisable. No major upgrades where 5 things break at once. Install once, and it's fine until the device has to be replaced. Only then usually do a fresh install. It's up to date, still pretty boring, and you learn a bit in the process.
@hris_deb๐คprofilefollowreplied to@davidprofilefollow๐ A lifetime Apple user. Partner says I am pedantic, sarcastic, and cynic. I just want to be me.:
i distro hoped a lot. Finally i found my cozy home with debian with kde. 3 years still running without a problem all the software i use works perfectly and the games run smoothly.
@keitachikawa๐profilefollowaeres-u99 on github, CodeAtlas \o/replied to@davidprofilefollow๐ A lifetime Apple user. Partner says I am pedantic, sarcastic, and cynic. I just want to be me.:
Arch with i3, have been using it for like 7-8 years now. Started out at elementary os, really good and everything, but the thing where I dont need to install *-dev libs separately saves me a lot of time during compilations and building. Also, AUR is a life saver at times.
@phil_gal๐profilefollowreplied to@davidprofilefollow๐ A lifetime Apple user. Partner says I am pedantic, sarcastic, and cynic. I just want to be me.:
openSUSE + KDE. European(-ish), very robust, simply perfect. I use on my home server workstation, where I also game via Steam and do other stuff like photo processing, bit of programming, etc
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This feels right to me. Or, if not right, then one of the safest strategies to remain employable as a software engineer.
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Makes sense to me, though I think one important (IMO) aspect of this evolutionary role is incurring liabilities. Yes, software can be created by a wider audience, but when things go awry, would they have the aptitude or contingencies in place to recover and take responsibility?
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Agreed. I think the AI hype underestimates the human factor in keeping medium-to-large organizations running.
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Maintenance of software/systems was a mere after thought in my experience. Adding new things made careers, bonuses etc. so there was no real incentives for maintenance. The article argues that LLMs will do it. I'll believe if and when I see it.
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"Beware those that would deny you access to information, for in their heart they dream themselves your master." โ Sid Meyerswrote:Just started, and two made it to be block list. This is going well! :-D
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"Beware those that would deny you access to information, for in their heart they dream themselves your master." โ Sid Meyers:
"Beware those that would deny you access to information, for in their heart they dream themselves your master." โ Sid Meyers:Didn't realize there's a block list! Good to include, even when the point is minimalism.
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"Beware those that would deny you access to information, for in their heart they dream themselves your master." โ Sid Meyersreplied to@evnmprofilefollowSoftware engineerGitHubevnm - Overviewevnm has 51 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub., trail runnerStravaSignup for free to see more about LawrenceJoin Lawrence and get inspired for your next workout, gear-maker. Working on something new for homeownersgetonmain.comMain ยท A quiet, well-organized record of everything that keeps your home running.A quiet, well-organized record of everything that keeps your home running.:
"Beware those that would deny you access to information, for in their heart they dream themselves your master." โ Sid Meyersreplied to@evnmprofilefollowSoftware engineerGitHubevnm - Overviewevnm has 51 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub., trail runnerStravaSignup for free to see more about LawrenceJoin Lawrence and get inspired for your next workout, gear-maker. Working on something new for homeownersgetonmain.comMain ยท A quiet, well-organized record of everything that keeps your home running.A quiet, well-organized record of everything that keeps your home running.:It is good it exists. โRegistrationโ is fairly open (and thatโs good!), which could make the platform prone to abuse (and thatโs bad).
What's your favorite documentary? Currently watching The Machine that Changed the World and loving it.
@melting_coffee_mug๐คprofilefollowreplied to@nateprofilefollowI'm into old computers, breakfast diners, doom metal, and r/catswiththumbs.:
The Motor Cycle Diaries I think.
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hellodavid.devDavid Gonzalez-VelezDavid Gonzalez-Velez | Software Engineer & ResearcherSelf-taught software engineer and researcher based in Chicago, specializing in quantum computation and full-stack development.wrote:
In an attempt to put myself out there, I have started a blog to write about my experience as a software engineer. Feel free to check out my first article :) www.hellodavid.dev/thinkingDavid Gonzalez-VelezDavid Gonzalez-Velez | Software Engineer & ResearcherSelf-taught software engineer and researcher based in Chicago, specializing in quantum computation and full-stack development.
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hellodavid.devDavid Gonzalez-VelezDavid Gonzalez-Velez | Software Engineer & ResearcherSelf-taught software engineer and researcher based in Chicago, specializing in quantum computation and full-stack development.:
Adjust for mobile, please, currently itโs unreadable on iPhone.
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This has been fixed, thank you for pointing that out
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hellodavid.devDavid Gonzalez-VelezDavid Gonzalez-Velez | Software Engineer & ResearcherSelf-taught software engineer and researcher based in Chicago, specializing in quantum computation and full-stack development.:
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hellodavid.devDavid Gonzalez-VelezDavid Gonzalez-Velez | Software Engineer & ResearcherSelf-taught software engineer and researcher based in Chicago, specializing in quantum computation and full-stack development.:Great read, wish you best on your new endeavour!
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hellodavid.devDavid Gonzalez-VelezDavid Gonzalez-Velez | Software Engineer & ResearcherSelf-taught software engineer and researcher based in Chicago, specializing in quantum computation and full-stack development.continued:
new link; my page is a work in progress - it is now more mobile friendly
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Regarding the entire history of the internet, I can say I've been largely an observer. I've always consumed content, but I haven't produced any. There's no trace of me on the internet, which is an unforeseen consequence due to China's identity and content policies.
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I don't quite understand how China's "Great Firewall" works. For example, how exactly did you access this website?
(I'm communicating with you through translation software.)
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Hmm, its a ticking time bomb then.... what do you need to say and need help with?
If anyone can give me a ProtonMail or Tutanota email account, I would be extremely grateful. I have no way to receive verification codes.
You can send it to the temporary email: sl5n215ahf@lnovic.com, thanks
I've received it. Unfortunately, I'm in China and can't access ProtonMail, but I still want to say thank you very much.

