JP4d ago
"We want to be considered real Engineers," cry software people who throw incomprehensible masses of autogenerated code they didn't even try to understand directly into production.
Show threadJP4d ago
Electricians, plumbers, and builders are subject to more legal liability for the quality and reliability of their work, and it's considered a trade not a profession. When was the last time you had to provide a Certificate of Compliance to a customer for your code?
Show threadWulfy—Speaker to the machines

@daedalus

Did they ever?
#vibecoding doesn't change anything

Mar 24 at 9:28pmWeb
Show threadJP4d ago
@n_dimension "let's give running chainsaws to this class of 5-year-olds and see what happens"
Show threadWulfy—Speaker to the machines4d ago

@daedalus

Chainsaw is a good analogy, since it's a dangerous power tool that requires no certification whatsoever to use.

So yeah, chainsaws, way better than the axes used before 😁

Show thread☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑‍💻4d ago
@daedalus @n_dimension wood chipper. Chainsaws don’t scale like a chipper. Very noisy and 10x as dangerous.