Eric Mann

Buy them the tools

Jensen Huang wants engineers spending $250k/yr in tokens. Others say that's reckless. But the debate over company-sponsored tool budgets isn't new — and neither is the answer.

https://eric.mann.blog/buy-them-the-tools/

Buy them the tools

Jensen Huang wants engineers spending $250k/yr in tokens. Others say that’s reckless. But the debate over company-sponsored tool budgets isn’t new — and neither is the answer.

Eric Mann's Blog
Mar 25 at 5:36pmWeb
Show threadManchuck5d ago

@ericmann

> We pay you well enough. If you want it, buy it yourself.

I don't hear hospital officials saying that to nurses and doctors.

Show threadEric Mann5d ago
@manchuck that's almost the exact response I had for the manager who'd said that originally too.
Show threadManchuck5d ago
@ericmann I feel that society does not treat our field seriously. To cut hair (in NY), you need to have 1000 hours of training. I can walk down to Wall Street, say I know how to program and then crash the entire economy. That seems fair, right?
Show threadManchuck5d ago
@ericmann I have an issue where work is paying for a Copilot license. Since my GH account is linked to the organization, that means I can't use Copilot for personal projects. I can't have work claiming ownership since I used a tool they are paying for
Show threadOscar Merida 5d ago
@ericmann that's a lot to spend on making juniors obsolete