Some AI coder: "I" wrote this new thing that searches for hidden strings in files.

Most youngins: Oh wow, that is so useful, I wish I had this years ago!

Us greybeards: Congratulations, you reinvented grep.

This is absolutely a subtoot.

@nuintari searching and ordering was a pretty common and early CS assignment. Still true? Or pointless because all students vibe code it?

@badsamurai @nuintari
I mean the whole point is to teach O(n) etc., I hope students can't complete the curriculum without any understanding.

(Says the comp sci dropout)

@FritzAdalis @nuintari my mechanical and materials engineering is basically how to buy nice knives.