Greg Walters
@gregwwalters.dev
software developer, hobby photographer and maker
You all know that guy who sometimes knows the answer, sometimes he thinks he knows the answer but is wrong, and sometimes flat out guesses, and is equally confident no matter which?
That's LLMs.
That's LLMs.
August 10, 2025 at 8:46 PM
You all know that guy who sometimes knows the answer, sometimes he thinks he knows the answer but is wrong, and sometimes flat out guesses, and is equally confident no matter which?
That's LLMs.
That's LLMs.
Thoughts, re-reading and oldie but a goodie:
www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/04/06/t...
If you are lucky—if your project succeeds and lasts—that old codebase some developer hates will be yours. You might even be the developer hates it. So... 1/6
www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/04/06/t...
If you are lucky—if your project succeeds and lasts—that old codebase some developer hates will be yours. You might even be the developer hates it. So... 1/6
Things You Should Never Do, Part I
Netscape 6.0 is finally going into its first public beta. There never was a version 5.0. The last major release, version 4.0, was released almost three years ago. Three years is an awfully long tim…
www.joelonsoftware.com
July 30, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Thoughts, re-reading and oldie but a goodie:
www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/04/06/t...
If you are lucky—if your project succeeds and lasts—that old codebase some developer hates will be yours. You might even be the developer hates it. So... 1/6
www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/04/06/t...
If you are lucky—if your project succeeds and lasts—that old codebase some developer hates will be yours. You might even be the developer hates it. So... 1/6
Let me admit up-front that this affirms my priors, but it's an excuse to put to writing something I've been thinking about: LLM code-writing tools aren't saving time so much as they're shifting what we're spending time on. (0/n)
www.reuters.com/business/ai-...
www.reuters.com/business/ai-...
AI slows down some experienced software developers, study finds
Contrary to popular belief, using cutting-edge artificial intelligence tools slowed down experienced software developers when they were working in codebases familiar to them, rather than supercharging their work, a new study found.
www.reuters.com
July 13, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Let me admit up-front that this affirms my priors, but it's an excuse to put to writing something I've been thinking about: LLM code-writing tools aren't saving time so much as they're shifting what we're spending time on. (0/n)
www.reuters.com/business/ai-...
www.reuters.com/business/ai-...
I hate JIS screws. That's not true. I dislike Phillips screws almost as much as slotted, but I hate how much harder true JIS screwdrivers are to find and how hard they are to tell apart. And to make things worse, sometimes JIS screwdrivers and bits are still labeled as Phillips.
May 1, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I hate JIS screws. That's not true. I dislike Phillips screws almost as much as slotted, but I hate how much harder true JIS screwdrivers are to find and how hard they are to tell apart. And to make things worse, sometimes JIS screwdrivers and bits are still labeled as Phillips.
When it comes to food, the difference between my wife and me is "Eww! Weird!" and "Ooh! Weird!"
April 23, 2025 at 12:15 AM
When it comes to food, the difference between my wife and me is "Eww! Weird!" and "Ooh! Weird!"