Programming is an art. It’s less like fine art or music and closer to architecture or carpentry – combining form and function – but it is an art. If you don’t believe me, consider code …
    • kibiz0r@midwest.socialEnglish
      3·
      7 hours ago

      I’m not gonna assume a motivation, but yes I have noticed that whenever I wonder “Wow, this reads like the author got oneshotted. Who posted this?” it is codeinabox.

      • codeinabox@programming.devOPEnglish
        21·
        6 hours ago

        Thank you for not assuming my motivations. Could you please elaborate on what you mean by “oneshotted”? I share a lot of articles, so I’m not surprised you recognise my username.

        • kibiz0r@midwest.socialEnglish
          2·
          4 hours ago

          Yeah, the unfortunate reality is that nobody ever remembers your name on the good posts.

          “Oneshotted” apparently originated from hallucinogens — the rare but sad occurrence where people try them once and then completely lose their minds.

          But I’ve mostly seen it in the context of LLMs, where it means basically the same thing.

          (Also: why did someone downvote your reply?)

    • codeinabox@programming.devOPEnglish
      33·
      9 hours ago

      I don’t specifically seek them out. I follow quite a few different programming blogs, and I am just sharing what people are posting about, and it just so happens a lot of people are posting about this topic.

      • Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip
        3·
        7 hours ago

        A lot of marketers are hyping their product by making these outlandish claims that it’s better than it is and will drive so many costly developers out of work