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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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    • If your topic is in a grey area, please phrase it to emphasize the fascinating aspects, not the dramatic aspects. You can do this by avoiding overly politicized terms such as "capitalism" and "communism". If you must make comparisons, you can say something is different without saying something is better/worse.
    • A good place for politics is c/politicaldiscussion
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[–] Lauchmelder@feddit.org 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm not bitching about the existence of code agents in general, I'm bitching about the general attitude of "Code Agents will replace programmers" because no the fuck they are not.

They can produce one-off apps and scripts fairly well to the point where non-programmers can solve their problems (great!) but they lack the necessary sophistication and context to build long-lasting, maintainable and scalable applications, which is what you are hiring developers for in the first place

[–] MangoCats@feddit.it 1 points 1 day ago

to the point where non-programmers can solve their problems

I had a period of about 10 years where I bounced from company to company fixing non-programmers' code so that it could actually be used in commercial products that brought in revenue.