I consider writing software a kind of craftsmanship.
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I consider writing software a kind of craftsmanship. It's important to me to think through what I build, to consciously make design decisions based on knowledge and the existing problem space. To understand why things work (or not!) and be able to solve problems as they come up. To keep things readable, understandable, maintainable.
In the end, I want to be proud of what *I* build.
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I consider writing software a kind of craftsmanship. It's important to me to think through what I build, to consciously make design decisions based on knowledge and the existing problem space. To understand why things work (or not!) and be able to solve problems as they come up. To keep things readable, understandable, maintainable.
In the end, I want to be proud of what *I* build.
@foosel
The amount I say "Just because it works doesn't mean it's right."Functionality, maintainability, efficiency, elegance, scalability, portability, development cost, development time.
Looks like the MBA crowd has noticed they can use tools to affect one or two variables, and since they don't understand the others, those must not matter.
We'll be cleaning this mess up for decades.
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@foosel
The amount I say "Just because it works doesn't mean it's right."Functionality, maintainability, efficiency, elegance, scalability, portability, development cost, development time.
Looks like the MBA crowd has noticed they can use tools to affect one or two variables, and since they don't understand the others, those must not matter.
We'll be cleaning this mess up for decades.
@PhilSalkie That's my worry too. And while I'm pretty sure I have (and will keep) the necessary skillset for that cleanup, I DO NOT WANT TO CLEAN UP THIS MESS 🤮
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@foosel
The amount I say "Just because it works doesn't mean it's right."Functionality, maintainability, efficiency, elegance, scalability, portability, development cost, development time.
Looks like the MBA crowd has noticed they can use tools to affect one or two variables, and since they don't understand the others, those must not matter.
We'll be cleaning this mess up for decades.
@PhilSalkie @foosel and part of maintainability is managing of complexity (the accidental type, where we as devs have control), and with gen AI this is hard (if not impossible) to control. This defers maintenance costs, which as we all know (right?) increases them, and also makes the whole system harder (sometimes impossible) to change.
This model only makes sense if the software being shipped is short-lived/throw-away, a model fit for VC-backed companies designed to be acquired.
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@PhilSalkie @foosel and part of maintainability is managing of complexity (the accidental type, where we as devs have control), and with gen AI this is hard (if not impossible) to control. This defers maintenance costs, which as we all know (right?) increases them, and also makes the whole system harder (sometimes impossible) to change.
This model only makes sense if the software being shipped is short-lived/throw-away, a model fit for VC-backed companies designed to be acquired.
I'm sure we've all seen demos which were shoved out into production, then somebody realized the model wouldn't scale, or had all sorts of vulnerabilities and brittleness.
Welcome to the future
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@PhilSalkie @foosel thanks, I hate it
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I consider writing software a kind of craftsmanship. It's important to me to think through what I build, to consciously make design decisions based on knowledge and the existing problem space. To understand why things work (or not!) and be able to solve problems as they come up. To keep things readable, understandable, maintainable.
In the end, I want to be proud of what *I* build.
@foosel as a long time user of Octoprint, I’d say you’ve wildly succeeded.
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I consider writing software a kind of craftsmanship. It's important to me to think through what I build, to consciously make design decisions based on knowledge and the existing problem space. To understand why things work (or not!) and be able to solve problems as they come up. To keep things readable, understandable, maintainable.
In the end, I want to be proud of what *I* build.
@foosel There's some of us still out here!
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Gli ultimi otto messaggi ricevuti dalla Federazione
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Il SI’ all’attacco della Costituzione
@giornalismo
articolo21.org/2026/03/il-si-a…
Ultimi dieci giorni di campagna referendaria. Non è difficile prevedere quanta violenza, aggressività, volgarità, falsità il governo Meloni e i suoi tanti lacché, presenti anche nel mondo dell’informazione, scateneranno contro il NO a quell’inganno che
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Thanks for the nice wishes!
Today, we mostly explored Franconia. 🥨 🇩🇪
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@Uilebheist @Alberto eh ricordo. Purtroppo non ho ora vicino queste storie... Vien voglia di rileggerle prima della fine del mondo
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"Fai le cose difficili
quando sono facili,
e inizia le grandi cose
quando sono piccole."(Lao Tzu)
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@G3rt se è vero quel che dice, indica che la società americana si è trasformata in una società fondamentalista religiosa votata all'Armageddon, molto più pericolosa di 100 Isis, che vuole la fine del mondo e ha sotto il proprio controllo l'intero arsenale nucleare
Spero di no
Quel che credo è che sia stato fatto un rovesciamento, se non in colpo di stato in America, e vedremo alle prossime elezioni di mid term se e cosa è vero, se ad esempio dovessero perdere e come reagiranno
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Referendum. “L’Agcom si riunisce, assolve il Governo e non lo comunica. Dov’è la trasparenza?”
@giornalismo
articolo21.org/2026/03/referen…
L’Osservatorio sulla par condicio del Comitato Società Civile per il NO, in collaborazione con Articolo21
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@Gina I agree. I miss my previous dog a lot.
