Andrew Cairns

So, this is what developing a writing habit looks like...?

Inspiring stuff @chriscoyier.net

Each time I work on a new OG image for an article, I'm reminded the devlog series flow from one to the next.

Utterly pointless, but makes me happy.

We really should be kinder to people.

If someone achieved something, gained knowledge, or had some luck... please remember what it took to get there.

Belittling people who are still trying, practicing, and improving says more about the critic than the criticised.

Glad I could help.

I’m still very much learning all this as I go, though. This is what I’ve seen from my own bubble of experience. Your mileage may vary :)

Institutional knowledge was a challenge for software teams long before AI was a thing.

Breaking down knowledge silos, documenting, etc. - all regular practice to managing a team. As relevant today as it was before.

I'd argue it's easier today!

Quite new for me also, but the ideas are super old. As with everything these days - it gets a new coat of paint with an AI brush.

But software teams have struggled with institutional knowledge for years. Breaking down knowledge silos, documenting, etc.

Happened when people left teams all the time

The same solutions we use to prevent loosing institutional knowledge. Break down knowledge silos, documentation, etc.

... and, AI can help with a lot of that, also!

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Thank you 🙌

Yeah, same thing. Just mentioned this on Slack just there, too. A lot of the same challenges we had with institutional knowledge applies to AI.

A lot of the same solutions, too

It's a tradeoff. Best to be aware you're making it.

Hope you dig out! 💪

Exactly my outlook at the moment

Cognitive Debt The growing gap between the code your team ships and the code your team understands. It's not technical debt. It's worse.

Cognitive Debt:

acairns.co.uk/posts/cognit...

If google still has the issue, I guess I can’t complain too much 😂

This sounds like a good idea... say more things.

What is Chainlink?

One thing I've noticed with AI is that it regularly assumes it has the latest code. Never thinks to check if a dependency is out-of-date, or if the codebase itself has pulled the latest version.

Has anyone else noticed this? Does anyone articulate something in AGENTS.md to prevent it?

So all dilithium detonated at the same time?

That needs addressed more in the show. Super easy to miss it and it’s not spoken about must. Just referenced as “the burn”

Eek good luck!

Why get a dog and bark yourself, right?

Explain to me what The Burn was, and what happened to the Klingon home world?

Urgh, I guess I'll change the border radius myself, ffs.

✻ Jitterbugging… (9m 46s · ↓ 4.7k tokens · thinking)

Honestly... I'm very grateful I have ~8h of entertainment while this is going on.

Thank you ☺️

And thanks for sharing!

All good projects, but nope :)

Just a local server for some custom software.

Very cool. I was tempted to design a rack, but I only have pla just now and that’ll melt eventually.

Can only play with what I’ve got

I’ll go long, you take short!

Not these days. But dang, if only the kids saw us in our prime, Sam!

Yep. I think you’re right.

Does 1fps count as “playing”?

Today was the first time I have ever installed a heat sink onto a CPU that will not be used to play Counter Strike

Feeling like a proper grown up.

Excited for this. Cooking something new!