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12 posts tagged with #programming.
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KidDOS: A Computer Small Enough for a Kid to Explore
I learned to program because I was bored in front of a 486DX4 with 8 megs of RAM and a 160 MB drive. Kids today can't have that. So I want to build it.
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Code has always been worthless
For forty years we pretended software was the product. SaaS moved the price to the service. AI moved it past zero. The artefact is free now — what's worth paying for is knowing which code to write.
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Why I Still Don't Believe in AI
A programmer's take on the AI hype: a system that needs constant babysitting isn't a working system. And 'AI everywhere' is just another kind of stupidity.
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The Code Writes Itself Now — Just Don't Ask Why It Works
Nobody's actually writing their code anymore — the LLM is. And that's perfectly fine. Let it handle the boilerplate and stop pretending we're improving JavaScript.
#AI #programming #LLM #opinion -
Don't Even Think About Rewriting the Code? Seriously?
LinkedIn is clutching pearls over the idea of rewriting the U.S. Social Security codebase. In 2025? With LLMs? Let's wake up — rewriting business logic costs pennies now.
#AI #programming #industry #opinion -
An Abysmal State of Modern UI
Modern UI is an unpredictable mess — swipes do different things in every app, buttons jump around the screen, and SEO bros churn out '101 tips' to make it worse.
#UI #UX #opinion #programming -
Problems in the IT Industry
A solution to a problem is something that makes the problem go away. In IT, we skip that step — we pile on tools and processes while nobody learns the trade.
#IT #programming #HR #opinion -
Stop Making Excuses: A Rant on Developer Ownership
A blunt rant on programmers who blame everyone but themselves: responsibility, professionalism, and why excuses are a one-way ticket to burnout.
#career #programming #mindset #opinion -
Bad Advice for Teaching People to Code
How to teach programming without killing the spark: three idiotic claims, understanding vs. rote memorization, and why 'couldn't learn' is a cop-out.
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.NET Interop: Working with Sockets via P/Invoke
.NET Interop in practice: using P/Invoke and DllImport to call native Windows Sockets from a managed C# app — a full example with code and pitfalls.
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Inheritance in ADO.NET Entity Framework
Two inheritance types in ADO.NET Entity Framework — Table per Type and Table per Hierarchy — walked through with common mistakes and their fixes.
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ADO.NET Entity Framework: A Hands-On Introduction
A practical introduction to ADO.NET Entity Framework — from creating a data model to performing basic CRUD operations in ASP.NET.
#.NET #Entity Framework #programming