Category Archives: Editorial

Constitutional AI

Posted on August 2, 2023 by way0utwest

I will admit that I don’t know a lot about AI (Artificial Intelligence) systems and how they are built. I’ve been playing with them a bit and haven’t been overly impressed with the results. I think some of this is … Continue reading →

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We’re Not Faster with AI

Posted on July 31, 2023 by way0utwest

At Redgate Software, we’ve been trialing Copilot from GitHub with our developers. I managed to get access for this experiment and have tried a few things, though I’m not sure I’ve found it very useful. I’ll continue to work with … Continue reading →

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Large PRs are Bad

Posted on July 28, 2023 by way0utwest

I heard a joke years ago that went something like this. When a developer gets a pull request for code review that’s 100 lines long, they will open the file(s), look at the code, and ensure standards are being followed. … Continue reading →

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Republish: The Minimum Upgrade Point

Posted on July 26, 2023 by way0utwest

I guess I’m technically working today. I’m at That Conference in Wisconsin, speaking and networking with fellow software geeks, but I’m expecting to be mostly out of touch, I’m republishing The Minimum Upgrade Point

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