“LLM is just to replace the boring parts”

The boring parts so far:

• Writing and reading emails (aka communicating in the written form with other humans)
• Taking notes in meetings (aka paying attention to people when they speak to you)
• Documenting systems (aka letting your future self know what was going on in [insert year])
• Designing systems (aka letting your present self know what is going on)
• Building systems (aka doing your fucking job)

What is even the non boring part? Ordering machines around? Whatever happened to “ideas are cheap execution is everything”?

I’ve switched to Linux on my personal computer a few years back and I was so happy I did. Seeing pillar distributions like Debian open up to the slop is immensely depressing. As you’ve said FOSS is unfortunately not a sanctuary.

I’m already branded as practicing the cardinal sin of resisting change. They can’t make me vibe code, but they can absolutely fire me. I’d rather leave on my own terms.

What have you switched to career wise?

Basically what I feel like, except I’m too young and I’m not even close to not needing a salary. I’ve been pushing back; I bought some time. I’ve spent all my willpower on this now and the cancer is still growing. I’m pretty much done. The uncertainty that comes with career change doesn’t look so bad anymore compared to whatever this “work” feels like.

My hunch as well. I’m not certain though. And I’m not going to be miserable for an unspecified number of years waiting for the shit to hit the fan.

Thanks for sharing your workflow. I’m already pretty fed up on how tech just keeps on adding layers upon layers of complexity. I love understanding what goes on. You can imagine I’m not thrilled.

Who’s “they”?

I say yes. I’m wholly uninterested in the topic and do not consider vibe coding to be programming. It’s just the speculative art of prompting.