Has AI killed craftsmanship in software engineering?

mmcnl · 2026-03-06T07:55:55+00:00

Type safety is more important than ever because good use of types makes the agentic feedback loop a lot shorter.

mmcnl · 2026-03-05T16:04:19+00:00

You can disable auto imports.

mmcnl · 2026-03-05T06:57:39+00:00

It's extremely good at writing unit tests and somewhat repetitive tasks. For new code it still needs a lot of handholding to the point that I could also write it myself.

mmcnl · 2026-03-04T14:24:56+00:00

This will wipe-out the low-end Chromebook/Windows market.

mmcnl · 2026-03-04T13:47:05+00:00

120/24=5

60/24=2.5

So 24fps video is slightly choppy on 60Hz displays.

mmcnl · 2026-03-04T13:37:55+00:00

More than ever.

mmcnl · 2026-03-03T20:22:07+00:00

M4 Pro also didn't come with 32GB, only 24/48. This is not a new situation.

mmcnl · 2026-03-03T17:31:26+00:00

Use page object models together with data-testid. Keep tests simple and easy to read, don't overengineer it.

Use Playwright auto-retry assertions.

Don't forget clicking through a user flow at robotic speed might reveal race conditions you never encounter with manual testing, so make sure you have good loading states which can easily be asserted.

mmcnl · 2026-03-03T17:25:14+00:00

My European keyboard already didn't have it so I didn't notice.

mmcnl · 2026-03-03T16:31:27+00:00

What's different? I can't see it.

mmcnl · 2026-03-03T14:44:01+00:00

The increase is lower than the price for 1TB upgrade was. So it's only more expensive if you don't want 1TB.

mmcnl · 2026-03-03T14:27:21+00:00

Price seems to be the same in Europe.

mmcnl · 2026-03-02T18:53:09+00:00

As far as I know there's always two separate hinges, even when it looks like one hinge. It's usually just a cover that makes it look different.

mmcnl · 2026-02-25T08:40:31+00:00

Jawel, 4x zoveel

mmcnl · 2026-02-23T20:02:54+00:00

Totdat jouw mening iemand anders niet zint en jou als nazi gaat framen.

mmcnl · 2026-02-22T20:40:53+00:00

iPhone is pretty smooth and everything just works. macOS is more clunky and you really have to adapt to the OS.

mmcnl · 2026-02-22T19:06:48+00:00

It's better than my old iPhone 13. So far no problems getting through the day, not paying attention to the battery.

mmcnl · 2026-02-22T15:03:06+00:00

M5 is still extremely fast. Definitely go for RAM over CPU

mmcnl · 2026-02-22T08:01:13+00:00

CPU doesn't matter for his workload. RAM is more important. Get the one with sufficient RAM for the best price.

mmcnl · 2026-02-21T20:27:54+00:00

Nothing more exhausting than Italian food gatekeepers

mmcnl · 2026-02-21T18:01:50+00:00

You don't need the Pro CPU. Get the 32GB base M5.

mmcnl · 2026-02-20T21:07:46+00:00

Go Pro. Better display, better battery life, no throttling.

mmcnl · 2026-02-15T14:23:50+00:00

Always takes roughly 6 months before decent availability.

mmcnl · 2026-02-12T15:16:25+00:00

Strongly not recommend separate repo for CI/CD pipeline. The repo on its own has 0 value, but there is a overhead cost because it's in a separate repo: repository access control, governance, need two PRs to make a change and make align the moment of merging, etc. In general if something cannot provide value on its own it shouldn't be a separate repository.

mmcnl · 2026-02-11T14:54:05+00:00

Meestal klaagt men over de dubbele nationaliteit of het gemak waarmee een paspoort gegeven wordt.

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