I understand you are against code generation, considering the random comparison between two unrelated things.
Why? What happened to you with code generation?
Thank you! I see a serious an opportunity to discuss a very interesting topic here. 😊
Code generation is not all about speed. In my opinion is more about compliance, quality, reproducibility, skill amplification, and long term value,…
The blocks you mentioned in the post are still relevant. But …
Microsoft didn't use code generation to write Windows NT to do it cheaper and faster. They did it to write more complex code to cope with 32/64-bit on multiple architectures. You want faster and cheaper, hire the DOGE boys when they get out of prison in two decades.
My standards were low too. I remember actually thinking Windows was going to work for me. Three times. Of course, Windows 3.11 was when it finally worked. But the hardware catching up to the idea helped.
And in the end, it was secured to military standards only if you could lock it inside a totally enclosed, radio proofed room. Which defeated the purpose of calling it the first consumer OS with military standards.
Cargo cult programming. As if just typing was ever the bottleneck… It's all so incredibly stupid, at best. A gigantic disingenuous grift, imposed on us by a lawless, increasingly fascistic oligarchy—in a major offensive on expensive workers—at worst.
Get ChatGPT to write DAX or M for you and you’ll spend about as much time picking out the unnecessary bits and fixing the code as if you would have spent writing it yourself.
Exactly. I spent 2 years chasing every "Oh, but, Jason, this *new* model..." rabbit. Now I just ignore the hoopla. I'm satisfied they're not going to be the game-changers some people claim. And the evidence bears that out. Just waiting for the world to catch up :-)
The other thing that baffles me is that search engines are in and of themselves an unreliable third party that sits between you and the results of your search. Why then would you insert an even more unreliable third party between you and the search engine?
Furthermore I’ve had six separate occasions this year where I’ve had to spend time proving to my customers that ChatGPT is wrong about stuff they can or can’t do with the software they’re using.
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Why? What happened to you with code generation?
https://codemanship.wordpress.com/2025/02/12/the-a-z-of-code-craft-n-is-for-non-blocking/
Code generation is not all about speed. In my opinion is more about compliance, quality, reproducibility, skill amplification, and long term value,…
The blocks you mentioned in the post are still relevant. But …
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/2024-dora-report-summary-laura-tacho-3bzvf/?trackingId=qFY1kaczNFuJw%2FtXoNd2fQ%3D%3D
Not that this hasn't been in the news recently or anything /sarcasm
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We’re gulping down the koolaid.