softwaredevelopment

Self-abnegating software---software that performs its function well, but in such a way that you ultimately stop using the software forever---seems underexplored.

#tech #dev #software #SoftwareDevelopment #ComputerScience

It's pretty bleak if you feel compelled to use the techniques of mass advertising within an application itself to convince users to use certain of its features.

#tech #dev #software #SoftwareDevelopment

Re: https://social.wildeboer.net/users/jwildeboer/statuses/116860157329810170

I realize this is beside the point, but personally I view the fact that code review is not considered interesting as a serious failure of computer science education. I'm invested in the latter, so it stands out for me.

On the whole writers tend to love to read. I think they love it in part because their education led them to realize that learning to read well is both a good in itself and helps you become a better writer. Programming languages were designed to be human readable so that humans could read them. Yet we have a couple generations of people writing code most of whom were never explicitly taught how to read it, let alone learn to love reading it.

#tech #dev #software #SoftwareDevelopment #ComputerProgramming #ComputerScience #ComputerScienceEducation

Much of AI "productivity gains" come from managers implicitly trusting an LLM to do a good job, and suspending the onerous micromanagement that humans employees get subjected to.

You can do that without paying Anthropic a single penny. It just requires letting the experts you hired do their jobs.

https://productpicnic.beehiiv.com/p/trust-is-not-built-on-craft-alone

#LLM #AI #tech #UXDesign #UX #SoftwareDevelopment #USerresearch

Programming languages' official accounts on the Fediverse:

@chapelprogramminglanguage - Chapel
@DylanLang - Dylan
@golang - Go
@haskell - Haskell
@pharoproject - Pharo
@php - PHP
@thephpf - PHP Foundation
@ThePSF - Python Software Foundation
@R_Foundation - R Foundation
@rust - Rust
@rustfoundation - Rust Foundation
@ruxlang - Rux
@swiftlang - Swift
@unison - Unison
@vala_lang - Vala

#ProgrammingLanguages #Programming #Coding #SoftwareDevelopment #Dev

For the sake of the argument, lets presume #agentic_development is the future, will replace humans writing code (almost) entirely.

When we then consider that currently tokens are highly subsidized by investors. Literally trillions a year.

And we see that even with that subsidy, prices are increasing rapidly. But that eventually, these subsidies will be removed and costs will be shifted to the people using the AI.

Then we can only conclude that in future, #softwaredevelopment becomes something for the wealthy only.

A few years ago, everyone with access to a computer and the will to learn, could write the Next Killer App, or get hired to write software. From girls living in a country where $100/month is a solid income, to guys living in the basement of their mom in a country where €2000/month is on the low end. Especially with #opensource goving free access to a solid foundation for everyone, worldwide.

But with the costs of unsubsidized agentic software development, that division will make software development much less accessible to people. When the daily bill for tokens is higher than the common monthly income in your country, it's inaccessible.

We often hear the story that now everyone can "make" software, with AI. Because the skills to write software are no longer a requirement. A barrier removed.
But the barrier isn't removed, it's replaced with a barrier of wealth. A barrier that anyone with a brain and will, could overcome, replaced by a barrier that is set by society and impossible to overcome for a vast majority of the people worldwide.

The Fediverse is overflowing with incredible artists, engineers, designers, photographers, and brilliant minds in academia. With the job market on fire globally, let's make a habit of hiring from within our own community, please 🎨📚

Need a designer for a project? A photographer? A researcher? Post your gigs here. Let's create a close-knit support system to help fellow people weather the storm.

If you are hiring: look here first. Post your short-term gigs, full-time roles, and freelance contracts. Give people here a chance.

If you are looking: share your work, follow the hashtags, and connect. Let's take care of each other.

#FediHire #GetFediHired #Academia #MastoArt #art #Photography #Freelance #SoftwareDevelopment #programming #photography

I am conducting an #survey about EditorConfig for my master's thesis, which is open until the 30th of June 2026. All people with #coding experience can answer it, independent of if they know EditorConfig already or not. The term "coding" refers to writing #code, which can be #programming code or text files for #itAdministration.

Survey link: https://cryptpad.adminforge.de/form/#/2/form/view/lwnCcr15eNcH+zCUMZMEaAed6m5xh37b6+0bdS-XkZE/

Boosts and sharing the link via other channels is welcome.
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#SoftwareDevelopment #SoftwareEngineering #itAdministrator

A subtoot: corporations, and corporate(-like) behavior, are political. Anyone claiming that corporate-like work is apolitical--work that includes business-friendly software development whether it occurs within the walls of a corporate entity or not--is either naive or deliberately obfuscating reality.

"Politics" isn't only about institutions. It's about organizing large numbers of people to do something they wouldn't otherwise do. Corporations organize large numbers of people to do things they probably wouldn't do if they weren't paid and/or didn't need the money to live. 10,000 people wouldn't spontaneously get together and spend the best hours of their days for months building a commercial jet airliner if there weren't corporate structures in place and a society that keeps them close enough to deprivation that they will do this in exchange for money.

#FOSS #OSS #OpenSource #software #OpenSourceSoftware #tech #dev #SoftwareDevelopment #politics #economics #corporations

Where do I look for an AI-free software dev job? Are there boards specifically for these jobs?

I'm required to use AI in my current job. I was trying to wait until some things in my life made a job change less risky, but working against my values is destroying me.

#FediHire #GetFediHired #NoAI #softwaredevelopment #developers

When techies hear "users hate change" we say: they just don't know how awesome the new thing is yet. Nowadays, #AI is the ultimate "you'll love it if you give it a chance (or else)" technology.

Asking users to shoulder a burden that they did not want and provides them with no benefit has been the go-to strategy for the industry. But if what you're shipping is just increasing cognitive load on your users, is it really user-centered?

https://productpicnic.com/archive/thoughtless-changes-overwhelm-our-users-and-its/

#LLM #softwareDevelopment #tech #UX

RE: https://mastodon.de/@the_moep/116714464264727202

I'm still looking for work, be it in software development, system administration, project management or video editing/live streaming. I'm both open to employment as well as contracting (see the quoted post for rates).

Some important details:

• I am most likely not able to work full time
• I'm located in Dresden, Germany (I don't want to relocate, the possibility of remote work is required)
• I prefer working on Free and Open Source Software
• I will not work for a sole profit-driven endeavour, your project should aim to make society better
• I will not work on or with generative AI

#getfedihired #contracting #softwaredevelopment #systemadministration #webdev #gamedev #videoediting #livestreaming #noai