"Coding is solved" misses the point(blog.mastykarz.nl)

14 points by listless 2 months ago | 5 comments

Programming is hard(myme.no)

85 points by ingve 3 years ago | 77 comments

Ask HN: How to deal with AI generated sloppy code

63 points by ilrwbwrkhv 2 years ago | 38 comments

LLMs could be, but shouldn't be compilers(alperenkeles.com)

104 points by alpaylan 8 months ago | 112 comments

Software engineers can no longer neglect their soft skills(qu8n.com)

163 points by quanwinn 9 months ago | 202 comments

Coding Is Hard(duttakapil.com)

68 points by duttakapil 2 years ago | 93 comments

It's hard to write code for computers, but it's harder to write code for humans(erikbern.com)

429 points by imartin2k 2 years ago | 131 comments

Erik Bernhardsson's blog post arguing that writing code for humans, such as libraries, APIs and tools other developers use, is harder than writing code for computers.

Writing Code Was Never the Bottleneck(ordep.dev)

626 points by phire 1 year ago | 309 comments

Blog post arguing that writing code was never the bottleneck in software engineering; reviews, knowledge transfer, testing, and coordination are.

To be a better programmer, write little proofs in your head(the-nerve-blog.ghost.io)

414 points by mprast 1 year ago | 154 comments

Blog post by Matthew Prast on the Nerve blog arguing that programmers write better code by informally proving correctness in their heads as they work.

Software engineers hate code(dancowell.com)

323 points by dfcowell 3 years ago | 185 comments

A blog post by Dan Cowell arguing that software engineers dislike code and prefer writing less of it.

C++26: The New Debugging Header(sandordargo.com)

98 points by jandeboevrie 9 days ago | 23 comments

Blog post by Sandor Dargo introducing the C++26 <debugging> header for programmatic breakpoints, replacing compiler-specific code like __debugbreak.

Prevent cognitive debt by manually retyping LLM-generated code(ankursethi.com)

502 points by mpweiher 2 months ago | 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.