The two most important fundamentals of computer programming are, arguably, consistency and encapsulation.

Consistency lets you write something once and know it will work the same way indefinitely. This is a huge force multiplier and the main way computers have transformed society.

Encapsulation lets you decompose a complex system into predictable, independent pieces, allowing reuse and more complex programs.

Chat-prompt "programming" breaks both.

#programming #genAI #doomed

They finally did it. Microsoft has successfully over-engineered a text editor into a threat vector.

This CVE is an 8.8 severity RCE in Notepad of all things lmao.

Apparently, the "innovation" of adding markdown support came with the ability of launching unverified protocols that load and execute remote files.

We have reached a point where the simple act of opening a .md file in a native utility can compromise your system. Is nothing safe anymore? 😭

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#noai #microslop #microsoft #windows #programming #writing #windows11 #enshittification #cybersecurity #infosec #technology

I may regret this at some point, but I felt the need to put down in writing how I feel about this moment in the tech industry.

It is not kind. You may well be insulted by it. If you are... then you really should question yourself.

garfieldtech.com/blog/selfish-…

#AI #LLM #Programming

I'm #colorblind and I use xkcd.com/color/rgb/ frequently.

Randall 'xkcd' Monroe did a survey of over 100,000 readers where he showed them random rgb colors and said "what would you call this?" and afterwards he did his best to sort the results into the most popular color names and the colors they refer to.

It's like a box of Crayola for the internet. Finally, my colorblind self can grab a sample of "dark magenta" that doesn't just look like "grape purple" to everyone else.

The data is freely available as a .txt file under CC0, which I've converted into a .css file here: git.hatspace.net/nycki/nycki.n…

so now when I want a color on my website I can just write `color: var(--xkcd-off-white)` or so on. it's really convenient :)

#programming #color #css #website

nycki.net/static/xkcd.css at main

^{Forgejo: Beyond coding. We Forge.}

About that, "We built a web browser from scratch with AI," claim…

> When AI 'builds a browser,' check the repo before believing the hype. Autonomous agents may generate millions of lines of code, but shipping software is another matter. go.theregister.com/feed/www.th…

> "… I agree this isn't just wiring up of dependencies, and neither is it copied from existing implementations: it's a uniquely bad design that could never support anything resembling a real-world web engine."

#AI #programming #stupid

When AI 'builds a browser,' check the repo before believing the hype

Opinion: Autonomous agents may generate millions of lines of code, but shipping software is another matter

^{Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols (The Register)}

Alex White on what he means by "organic software". A good blog, by the way.

Organic software would represent the hardwork of software craftspeople, aka those that give a shit. Software that is free from data collection, LLM slop and enshiftication. Instead, it would be created with optimized, well tested code and features driven by the best interests of users.

thatalexguy.dev/posts/organic-…

#software #programming #development

In light of the LLM research I do, this article is fitting
Read that to see how messed up the alleged Nvidia stance is

#Programming #Nvidia #GPU #Anna #Archive #Books #library #ClosedSource #LLM #slop #bad #technology

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