How to Write with an LLM(sockpuppet.org)
696 points by joeriddles | 396 comments
Blog post on sockpuppet.org offering two rules for using LLMs to streamline and improve writing without making it bland.
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What even is an OS now?(sockpuppet.org)
290 points by fratellobigio | 437 comments
Blog post on sockpuppet.org musing on how AI is reshaping what an operating system is, and announcing the author is leaving Fly.io to work with Kurt on a new project.
Stop Making TUIs(sockpuppet.org)
406 points by underdeserver | 516 comments
Blog post arguing developers should stop building terminal user interfaces (TUIs) and instead build native GUI applications, re-evaluating the field's attachment to the command line.
Vulnerability research is cooked(sockpuppet.org)
214 points by pedro84 | 144 comments
I Went to SQL Injection Court(sockpuppet.org)
1162 points by mrkurt | 416 comments
Blog post by Thomas Ptacek about testifying in an Illinois court case over whether public bodies can withhold database schemas from FOIA requests, and pending legislation.
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LLM-powered tools amplify developer capabilities rather than replacing them(matthewsinclair.com)
323 points by matthewsinclair | 214 comments
Blog post by Matthew Sinclair arguing that LLM-powered programming tools act like a mech suit amplifying developers rather than replacing them.
Write code for the web(mrmr.io)
384 points by mnvrth | 281 comments
A personal blog post arguing that Apple doesn't care for developers and that the author should write code for the web instead.
I'm betting on HTML(catskull.net)
909 points by catskull | 418 comments
A blog post arguing that semantic HTML matters more than ever in the age of LLMs, as an open alternative to walled-garden social platforms.
Prevent cognitive debt by manually retyping LLM-generated code(ankursethi.com)
502 points by mpweiher | 413 comments
A personal blog post arguing that developers should manually retype code generated by LLM coding assistants to keep understanding it and avoid cognitive debt.
Why LLMs can't really build software(zed.dev)
321 points by srid | 196 comments
A Zed blog post by Conrad Irwin arguing that LLMs cannot really build software, drawing on his experience of what effective software engineers do.
We have used too many levels of abstractions(unixsheikh.com)
674 points by riidom | 427 comments
An opinion essay on unixsheikh.com arguing that the software industry relies on too many layers of abstraction, leaving few people who understand how the underlying technology works.