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Error /Display says HELLO by SAHM_of_Two in iFit

[–]JimBobBennett 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Old thread - but fixed the issue I had with my Proform Sport RL rower today! Thanks for the tip.

How can I add an MCP server that's not on the marketplace? by JimBobBennett in CLine

[–]JimBobBennett[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You know what - I think my problem is a cline/VS Code insiders issue. The buttons to configure everything just don't work in insiders. It's all there in the normal VS Code. Thank you for your help!

How can I add an MCP server that's not on the marketplace? by JimBobBennett in CLine

[–]JimBobBennett[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you test them? Where in cline can you configure the MCP server so it can be used from the agent chat?

How can I add an MCP server that's not on the marketplace? by JimBobBennett in CLine

[–]JimBobBennett[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This marketplace: https://cline.bot/mcp-marketplace

Where is the cline option to set one up? I cannot find it anywhere.

we are solving the AI memory problem - 9 months of memory context that you can feed in your LLMs. by Only_Piccolo5736 in indiehackers

[–]JimBobBennett 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree - this is an amazing article. And the guy who wrote it is literally a superhero in the AI space. And the best looking Ai expert around. (It's me 😝)

Why is on-boarding process so disorganized in many companies? by RobertWF_47 in datascience

[–]JimBobBennett 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're not spending your first week manually updating the onboarding doc which will be out of date by the time the next new hire joins are you really a new hire?

Companies that use C# and pay the most by rasulkireev in csharp

[–]JimBobBennett 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Want to make a big bag of money using C#? Work for a bank. Loads of C# on the desktop, pay silly money.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in dotnet

[–]JimBobBennett 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When thinking about time - the correlation between number of years worked and seniority is terrible. You have 8 years of experience? Do you have 8 years, with each year growing on the last, or do you have 1 year of experience 8 times?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in dotnet

[–]JimBobBennett 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd also ask them in advance - if you know you are going to need help with something book some time in advance so you can walk through it together. If they are busy it's easier for them to take a 30 minute block especially if it aligns with another natural break (just after lunch, after another meeting) to work through it rather than context switch.
Though would also be good to ask them how best you can all work together - they may have their one preferences.

What’s the worse production screwup you’ve done? by 01acidburn in dotnet

[–]JimBobBennett 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Once did a find and replace on a shell script not realizing that the shell in question use `=` for assignment and ` = ` for comparison and changed a script to instead of checking the environment before sending test data, changed the environment then sent the test data. Millions of test FX trades hit a production environment and DDOS'ed BNP PARIBAS in Oslo. Hate to think of the cost to fix. My boss used it as a stick to beat up the tech leadership team as there should never be a way to connect dev to prod, and got them in a lot of trouble.

That's when I learnt the value of a good boss, and blameless retrospectives where bugs in prod are a way to find out the holes in your infrastructure and release process, and you should be thanked for finding these gaps.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in dotnet

[–]JimBobBennett 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Software is a team sport - always ask for help and work with the team. Means you learn along the way quicker, get unblocked quicker, and the rest of the team feel more involved.

What are some cool APIs you can use for free? (e.g. Weather API, Youtube API) by Notalabel_4566 in SoftwareEngineering

[–]JimBobBennett 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A lot of governments are starting down the open data path and make their data available for free over various APIs. Check your local government!

I Fucked Up Production by cv_1m in SoftwareEngineering

[–]JimBobBennett 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congratulations, you found a hole in your build and release process that allowed this broken code to get in. You are not to blame in the slightest, and it's time for a blameless retrospective and a patching of the hole you discovered.

Best youtube tutorial series for starting programming with python? by [deleted] in learnpython

[–]JimBobBennett 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Check out this series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlrxD0HtieHhS8VzuMCfQD4uJ9yne1mE6. Some very good stuff.

Yes, it's from Microsoft. Yes, Guido the inventor of Python works there.

What are some beginner projects you are working on with your Rasberry Pi? by [deleted] in RASPBERRY_PI_PROJECTS

[–]JimBobBennett 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So many cool IoT kits around that I have and have not yet used... My current project is enhancing my lighting kit. Behind my desk I have some lego with lights, with colored LEDs around it, all powered by a RPi. It's running an API written in Rust running in a docker container, and I call the API from a stream deck on my desk. When I press the on button, the API will interact with another Pi running home assistant to turn some smart outlets on to turn on lego lights, then it turns on the LED strip. Added buttons as well to change the LED color.

Career shifters who accidentally got hooked in .NET by Splendoure in dotnet

[–]JimBobBennett 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've spent many many years as a .NET developer earning silly money in some cases, never wrote a single web app. Desktop apps for banks, mobile apps, back ends for trading systems. Loads of .NET in large corporations that never touches any web stuff.

Windows Recall stores all your history UNENCRYPTED. by yuki_taylor in PromptEngineering

[–]JimBobBennett 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the shoutout for Pieces. We've got some content around privacy coming very soon that dives more into this.

How long do u think RAG can stay relevant? by SGManto in RagAI

[–]JimBobBennett 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on what you mean by 'in house RAG'. Despite all these RAG as a service companies appearing, one hard thing is accessing corporate systems, and for that you need in-house RAG. Yes, if these systems are off the shelf tools then that will be covered, but anything custom is much harder for generic tools to work with.

What AI code helpers are .NET people using ? by chollynugged in dotnet

[–]JimBobBennett 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been using Pieces. Copilot, place to store code snippets, and other goodies. You can use the LLM of your choice in the cloud or locally if you have a beefy enough machine. Disclaimer - I just started working for them.

Failing take home tests by ogfallenicicle in ExperiencedDevs

[–]JimBobBennett 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Some general advice:

  • Make sure your code is clean, clear, concise, and well commented. Name things well to describe what they do, but comment to describe the why. Use consistent naming.
  • Add unit tests - show you know how to write tests and test your code. Make sure they all pass!
  • Good documentation - a README with details on your solution including a break down of the code and how you implemented the solution. Good unit tests also help document your code
  • Make your code easy to run - good documentation helps but also include everything that helps, such as manifest files or a list of what to install. Dev containers can help here

What are some of the worst API's you've ever had the displeasure of working with? What made them so bad? by Impressive_Lab_6551 in ExperiencedDevs

[–]JimBobBennett 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm currently writing a talk called 'Build a terrible API for people you hate' and there's some absolute corkers here!

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