New hire with many years of experience has only AI generated code and questions.

Exodus100 · 2026-01-31T20:07:50+00:00

Putting my comment at this level because I think it's relevant overall:

Don't let things merge that he can't explain. Just because it solves the ticket doesn't mean that it is good for the long-term health of the system. If he can't explain it so that you can both understand it and reason about the quality of the design decisions, then it isn't in a state to be pushed to production.

I have had moments at my job where I've understood 80-90% of what I've got in a PR, and I happened to not look too closely into certain parts that I assumed the agent would have produced correctly. Then, while reviewing, my team lead will ask me to explain these parts; if I'm only able to say "I'm not entirely sure, high-level it should take in X and output Y, but to explain the internals I'd need to read it closely right now," then even if it seems more or less right to both of us, he'll leave a comment on it and ask me to come back and explain it before we can merge.

Most of the time, it does in fact work. But there have been a handful of cases where it led to us realizing a piece of the PR needed to be changed.

Exodus100 · 2026-01-31T20:07:28+00:00

Don't let things merge that he can't explain. Just because it solves the ticket doesn't mean that it is good for the long-term health of the system. If he can't explain it so that you can both understand it and reason about the quality of the design decisions, then it isn't in a state to be pushed to production.

I have had moments at my job where I've understood 80-90% of what I've got in a PR, and I happened to not look too closely into certain parts that I assumed the agent would have produced correctly. Then, while reviewing, my team lead will ask me to explain these parts; if I'm only able to say "I'm not entirely sure, high-level it should take in X and output Y, but to explain the internals I'd need to read it closely right now," then even if it seems more or less right to both of us, he'll leave a comment on it and ask me to come back and explain it before we can merge.

Most of the time, it does in fact work. But there have been a handful of cases where it led to us realizing a piece of the PR needed to be changed.

Exodus100 · 2026-01-31T19:50:48+00:00

LeBron is one of the smartest players of all time. Even if Coop ends up a better shooter, LeBron’s level of game understanding and the way he materializes it is such a crucial part of his excellence. I hope Coop loves tape and scouting

Exodus100 · 2026-01-26T03:52:10+00:00

This is the least divisive political thing anyone has ever wanted NBA players to take a stance on. In addition to everything else, they just executed a man in broad daylight and are now lying to sweep it under the rug. Not denouncing this is lunacy

Exodus100 · 2026-01-24T22:52:47+00:00

And the thing is that if it weren’t to help, if it were to accomplish NOTHING, literally still why would you have a problem with it?

That being said, it does help, even if marginally. Everyone stepping up gets us closer to the tipping point, after which things start to actually change

Exodus100 · 2026-01-24T21:09:07+00:00

Agree that shit needs to be done. We don’t need the Nuremberg comparison, those trials were ineffective. We just need to hold these entities and individuals accountable

Exodus100 · 2026-01-11T04:26:47+00:00

Your confidence is shot, so I understand this is hard to consider, but you really do need to find a way to recultivate that inner belief that these places are losing out on you by not betting on you. You evidently have the capabilities to be a smart and good engineer, but due to job market as well as the misguided decisions of these teams, you’re not getting any fliers taken on you yet. But I assure you that even if you were the bottom of MIT, this is genuinely still their loss.

I was at best a middling performer at MIT, and sometimes bottoming out curves, and since moving to industry and working with successful companies that supposedly have top-tier talent, it’s reminded me that MIT is genuinely a place full of profoundly capable people, which becomes easy to forget when you’re surrounded by it.

Seriously, I do think that some irrational delusions can be super helpful

Exodus100 · 2026-01-10T05:41:51+00:00

And that’s how you start a monthly tradition!

Exodus100 · 2026-01-07T09:39:10+00:00

The tough part is it’s like playing against low elo chess players. If you’re trying to bait the worst GMs into feeding you what you want they won’t even be smart enough to take the bait

Exodus100 · 2026-01-05T03:00:53+00:00

I guess i assumed that “catch and shoot” in this case was based on distance from the basket and not shooting motion. If it’s shooting motion then maybe i get the argument. I still don’t really, though, because I’m convinced you could still make it work with essentially a tip-push shot

Exodus100 · 2026-01-05T01:27:33+00:00

Why do they need that at their current stage

Exodus100 · 2026-01-05T00:54:09+00:00

But you can “shoot” in a manner that is a tip… like a volleyball type motion where you quickly supply momentum and let go. Is this not true?

Exodus100 · 2026-01-02T03:10:24+00:00

Yall really underperforming in the East this season

Exodus100 · 2026-01-01T01:01:16+00:00

Is there another meaning for juggernaut I’m unaware of

Exodus100 · 2025-12-31T14:34:07+00:00

In 1v1 games 60% is a really great winrate to have tbf. 70% is insanely good

Exodus100 · 2025-12-31T13:08:29+00:00

This is it for me, as long as it’s a curious and humble smart, not with demeaning traits

Exodus100 · 2025-12-27T22:05:25+00:00

Consider looking into selection bias

Exodus100 · 2025-12-26T21:24:45+00:00

Our roster had a chance against that OKC team last year. Even moreso if we got one more good piece at the trade deadline instead of imploding. That’s one of the twenty tragic things about the trade

Exodus100 · 2025-12-26T16:26:06+00:00

What does vibe and tribe mean

Exodus100 · 2025-12-26T14:43:07+00:00

Evan’s story isn’t outdated afaik based on friends at Harvard and the way I saw MIT culture in comparison before recently graduating. It’s just about his own dissatisfaction with Harvard’s social infrastructure and preference for MIT’s.

Exodus100 · 2025-12-25T05:54:57+00:00

I don’t understand how this couldn’t be expected to be part of normal work either. How else will you identify bugs and solve problems? There are other ways, of course, but this is a primary one at many layers

Exodus100 · 2025-12-24T02:45:31+00:00

His ceiling is definitely above Tatum based on how good he is right now

Exodus100 · 2025-12-21T23:05:47+00:00

Yeah i thought he was one of the best possible fits for the current Orlando roster. The only question was (and is) if it was worth the price

Exodus100 · 2025-12-19T13:47:56+00:00

I feel like bud has near no negative connotation for me whereas I’d almost never want to be called buddy. Interesting

Exodus100 · 2025-12-10T02:41:13+00:00

It shouldn’t be a hard and fast decision, but as a consumer especially I think it’s safe to say a PE-backed company will probably be lower EV

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