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RE: https://mastodon.social/@a2_4am/116072144942640899

Meta-note: this is the GOOD STUFF. This took me HOURS to debug, and in those hours I developed a mental model of a complex operation AND learned something new about ProDOS internals AND tested and discarded several theories before finally discovering the root cause and it was ALL WORTH IT. I don't want to outsource that to Dr. Flattery the Always-Wrong Chat Box. Why would I want to skip this? This is the WHOLE THING.

If you don't want to write software then don't.

Feb 15 at 2:14amPhanpy
Show threadRobFeb 15

@a2_4am Amen.

AMEN.

Show threadGlenda AdamsFeb 15
@a2_4am I loved debugging. Now I just do it vicariously following you 🙂. 5 years of retirement and I haven’t had the urge to code again, but if I ever do I think it’ll be something retro.
Show threadJoe's Computer MuseumFeb 15

@a2_4am This is the same point I try to make when folks say "I had Claude help me!"

My follow up is: "Do you understand how it works?"

The response is usually "no", or some variant of "hand waiving".

Show threadnivsFeb 15
@a2_4am Sing it!
Show thread｡ﾟ･\m\(＞Д＜＃)/m/･ﾟ｡Feb 15
@a2_4am this is exactly how I feel
Show threadFish in the Percolator3d ago
@a2_4am here's for those debug hours well spent! ☕
Show threadHuman Brain Enthusiast3d ago
@a2_4am I prefer to call the chat box “Monsieur Brownnose”
Show threadHuman Brain Enthusiast3d ago

@a2_4am

Apparently that’s “monsieur lèche-cul” in French

Show threadBradley Schaefer3d ago
@a2_4am hell yeah.
Show threadkarthik c1d ago
@a2_4am “Dr. Flattery the Always-Wrong Chat Box” Hahaha!