Programmers will document for Claude, but not for each other

From the highly eclectic blog of Mark Dominus

The Fudge Factor: When AI Cheats, Humans Bleed, and the Internet Reboots

Why the Pope is in your AI, and coders are forgetting how to code.

Vibe Coding Is Not Engineering

LLMs generate code, but they cannot see the engineering decisions that keep systems safe.

Leo’s first encyclical attacks technological messianism

The Pope warns against replacing humans with AI, though he seems to use it himself

The just-say-no engineer was a ZIRP phenomenon

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The Futility of Lava Lamps: What Random Really Means

Lava lamps are cool, but there are better ways to get random numbers.

Computer Hobby Movement in Canada · Computer Hobby Movement in Canada · York University Computer Museum Canada

The York University Computer Museum (YUCoM) is a historical collection and a research center for the history of computing in Canada. Computer museum Canada

Programming Still Sucks. — Writing

Sorry Peter. — I'm at a birthday party, and while most people here also work in tech, there's always a Guy with a Real Job. You know, a physical job, building some or other thing people need. And this Guy always asks some variant of the same question: aren't you worried AI is taking your job? I glance around and see a few faces turning around toward us, rolling their eyes ever so slightly before returning to their previous conversation. Yes, this question again.