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The EU should really prioritise building AWS and Google Cloud alternatives with European values.

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> AI is only as good as the person using it, that's why we have such vast range of what people "claim" AI can do and why everyone has way different opinions of it.

Banger statement.

Very cute and funny! Thank you!

I had to postpone a call with developers (in 2 different countries) because I didn't had access to the issues board, which is a single source of truth for us.

I understand the rapid growth (because of AI agents), but if such critical software service becomes unstable then it's time to migrate? Thinking about self-hosting GitLab.

In the ideal world a specification file should be committed to the repository and then linked to the PR/commit. But it slows you down and is no longer a vibe coding?

Soon only implementation details will matter. Code can be generated based on those specifications again and again.

Reliability was/is CF's label.

It's alarming already. Too many outages in the past months. CF should fix it, or it becomes unacceptable and people will leave the platform.

I really hope they will figure things out.

While using mullvad reddit doesn’t block access if you’re signed in.

So, login without mullvad, turn it on after that and it should work.

I got so used to GIMP back in my Ubuntu Linux days that I don’t bother installing Photoshop or other image editor on my Mac.

Besides, Adobe is an ugly company with shady billing/retention tactics…

That is a reason I only buy latest MacBooks to my team.

Mostly a bad advice.

That's a good point, but it can also be that the employer is satisfied with the "good enough" results.

While it is true that the current high demand on a job market allows many to have "good enough" skills for employment, I would argue that passion, curiosity, and obsession are the driving forces that lead to better outcomes both for individuals and the industry as a whole. These qualities inspire deeper engagement and lead to more quality work. For routine tasks, basic competence might suffice. However, for solving complex problems, it won't...

Passion/curiosity/obsession often leads to voluntary, extensive practice and learning. This typically results in faster skill acquisition and a deeper understanding of the subject matter. While becoming competent without any of these is possible, the path is often slower and limited.

Also, both the tech industry and the job market are evolving rapidly. Passionate/curious/obsessed developers are more likely to keep up with new technologies and methodologies, potentially leading to better long-term career prospects and adaptability. The pace of change in our industry demands a continuous hunger for knowledge and a relentless pursuit of excellence.

In the end, if you don't want to be a mediocre developer with a mediocre career, such stuff matters.

> All joking aside, we fledgling mathematicians understood that the single most important thing was not raw intelligence or knowledge (Americans tend to lag behind in the latter compared to all international students). What mattered was passion. The way to become successful in mathematics, like almost every endeavor, is to care about it, to love it, to obsess over it.

This is the most important point from the article. My theory is that if you are not obsessed with something, you won’t be good enough with it, wether it’s a math, coding, business or something else… Thats how most of us got started in tech from the early ages.

Awesome! I love seeing kids play around with code. Curiosity is very important at any age.

That’s how I started too. Back in the days of Internet Explorer, I used to click View -> Source and mess around with the HTML in Notepad. I’d change the content, blocks, colors...

About 25 years later, I’m still coding, but right now I’m deploying the data transformation pipeline (T in the ELT) on production server to calculate business KPIs.