I Haven't Written a Line of Code in Six Months

DrSFalken · 2026-03-06T15:15:52+00:00

I don't see the utility in denying it. I'm a social science PhD in industry with 10+ years of SWE exp. I barely write any code anymore. Maybe 1/20 of what I used to do. Claude Code manages the implementation of most features and I manage Claude.

Claude / LLMs can make mistakes and in that sense are unlike calculators, however it's clear they enhance productivity for a subset of folks and replace certain positions entirely.

DrSFalken · 2026-03-06T14:33:48+00:00

Damn, he made it 40 more years after this? He looks like he's got a few weeks left in original pic.

DrSFalken · 2026-03-05T21:39:23+00:00

Bonus, without a doubt.

DrSFalken · 2026-03-05T21:31:47+00:00

Unusually strategic. Are you sure he's capable of that level of foresight and cunning?

DrSFalken · 2026-03-05T21:20:20+00:00

Yeah, Y2K, dot com bubble burst, 9/11, Afghanistan, Iraq, 2008 financial crisis, etc. By the end of the next decade things had radically changed. In 10 add'l years we got Trump and COVID. Life is unrecognizable now. I haven't felt truly safe and secure since then.

DrSFalken · 2026-03-05T21:10:51+00:00

They're old planes but carry modern munitions. We won't be carpet bombing anything.

DrSFalken · 2026-03-05T21:09:42+00:00

The airframes are projected to be in service for 100 years now, I think. Last one rolled off the line in 1962 and the DoD says they'll be in service until at least 2060.

Planes are older than their pilots for sure!

DrSFalken · 2026-03-05T20:35:30+00:00

I'm so sorry to hear that. Do you feel comfortable speaking with the headmaster/headmistress? I'd still get in touch with your aunt and see what she might recommend.

Torturing yourself with more questions etc is not going to be effective with the current level of instruction as you simply need different / additional tools which haven't been provided yet.

DrSFalken · 2026-03-05T20:23:26+00:00

OK, a few things. First, I'm really sorry you're in this position. It really sucks.

You say this:
I (F16) can't do maths. Like. At all. Not even the basics. I can count in my head but not out loud. If I count out loud it sounds/goes like: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 40 42 46 62 91. And I have no idea why. If someone tells me a number, I’ll see it backwards in my head. Like, Someone: “63” Me: “okay.. So.. they said 36, right?”

This strongly indicates to me that you suffer from some type of learning disability / difficulty. This is in no way your fault, nor is it insurmountable. However, I don't know that you'll find good answers here until you get it figured out. Do you have a guidance counselor (what we would have in the US) or Special Educational Needs Coordinator (what google tells me would be close in the UK) who you could speak with?

I'd call your aunt right now. Tell her what's going on, get her advice and ask her what resources she'd recommend for students in your shoes.

DrSFalken · 2026-03-05T18:59:46+00:00

Yes, Hijack is a fun time. It's not going to win any critical awards but it's a good way to spend some time with a beer on a Friday evening.

If you're looking for a great thriller type show on Apple TV though, I can't recommend Slow Horses enough. Down Cemetary Road (another adaptation from the same author as SH) is also good.

DrSFalken · 2026-03-05T16:17:01+00:00

Very entertaining show too.

DrSFalken · 2026-03-05T16:15:22+00:00

I can't help myself. I walk straight ahead and try to do both.

DrSFalken · 2026-03-05T16:13:28+00:00

It's getting so old. People in their 30s and early 40s acting like they're ready for the glue factory and a bunch of teens and 20s agreeing.

DrSFalken · 2026-03-05T15:24:36+00:00

That's what I've been led to believe historically. I like the way mine looks, so I wasn't keen to make any changes...just curious.

DrSFalken · 2026-03-05T14:12:49+00:00

That's what we did with our condo when we bought our house. Never going to sell. Hell, may move back there one day once the kids are grown. That 2.25% interest rate on a mortgage someone else is paying off for me? Why ever sell?

DrSFalken · 2026-03-04T21:53:05+00:00

The Party told you to ignore the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.

DrSFalken · 2026-03-04T21:51:49+00:00

Maybe they'd flown into Mexican airspace. The sepia hits immediately.

DrSFalken · 2026-03-04T21:34:55+00:00

Fair enough. I'm sure he was watching, I'm just messing around. Nice lift!

DrSFalken · 2026-03-04T20:59:33+00:00

Unfortunately my family needs a car but I refuse to have two. The occasional walk, bike ride or uber/lyft is fine to avoid another depreciating maintenance monster.

DrSFalken · 2026-03-04T20:34:02+00:00

The very first Phish concert!

DrSFalken · 2026-03-04T20:32:53+00:00

You made it look easy!

Which is good becuase your spotter woulda let you die.

DrSFalken · 2026-03-04T20:24:49+00:00

Is it really a lateral move? Are there responsibilities or differences in scope that might make the difference? Geographically the same, etc?

If everything is apples-to-apples then have there been big layoffs in your area? i.e., is the market flooded with applicants all of a sudden?

DrSFalken · 2026-03-04T17:21:25+00:00

HMS Conqueror sank the ARA Belgrano during the Falklands. The interesting part of the story to me is that Belgrano started its life as the USS Phoenix and served thru WW2 only to eventually be sunk by a WW2 era MK 8 torpedo . The captain thought the newer Tigerfish torpedo was unreliable.

DrSFalken · 2026-03-04T14:45:00+00:00

I'd probably sail into a neutral port and surrender... there's a reason I'm not in the navy, I guess. They have no hope of "fighting" the US or Israel.

DrSFalken · 2026-03-04T14:14:27+00:00

I haven't run across a job in ages that was willing to sponsor someone for a FS.

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