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In response to people who proclaim that software developers who "just translate specs into code" are "obsolete"...
Software specification is necessarily a conversation between people with needs – and, ideally, money – and people who specialise in meeting needs using computers. T’was ever thus, t’will ever be.
So apparently the source code of one highly valued, LLM-based code-production product has been inspected by external actors, and found to be extensive, but not exactly an impressive feat of engineering.
Reportedly it consists in some part of natural language directions that attempt to coax, beg, and beseech the text generator to produce desired kinds of output.
Has anyone coined the term "autocompleading" for this style of software development yet?
Did a silly April 1st joke on LinkedIn. Now feeling a little guilty about it.
I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as Chief AI Officer at Oktopusᴬᴵ! Read the official announcement here: https://lnkd.in/egGeaBv2 | 17 comments on LinkedIn
CircleCI's analysis of 28 million CI workflows confirms the same picture the DORA data shows. While feature branch activity's up significantly, the median impact on *main* (i.e. release) branch activity's net-negative 7%.
Only the top 5% of teams saw significant gains. The top 10% flatlined at 1%.
For the average team, AI slows them down overall.
Told ya!
In our last issue, we shared a preview of data from our upcoming 2026 State of Software Delivery showing that the promised AI productivity boom isn’t all hype. Throughput across the CircleCI platform increased 59% year-over-year, by far the largest productivity jump we've ever recorded and a clear i
If you're using PNPM, today is a good day to check out their recipe for mitigating supply chain attacks.
Sometimes npm packages are compromised and published with malware. Luckily, there are companies like [Socket], [Snyk], and [Aikido] that detect these compromised packages early. The npm registry usually removes the affected versions within hours. However, there is always a window of time between when the malware is published and when it is detected, during which you could be exposed. Fortunately, there are some things you can do with pnpm to minimize the risks.
Along with Rebecca Federspeil, Michael Taylor, and Richard Demeny, I provided some notes on psychological safety and facilitation approaches to this article on retrospectives by Marianne Sison.
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