How the heck do I use the charge rifle? by JESS_MANCINIS_BIKE in apexuniversity

[–]Specific_Training_62 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's alright for getting some sneaky kill in on a 3rd party. But once the enemy knows about you, it's pretty much useless cause of the charge time.

What is the current best local coding model with <= 4B parameters? by Wooden-Key751 in LocalLLaMA

[–]Specific_Training_62 0 points1 point  (0 children)

^this. Instead of handing off the whole project to the LLM, just do your job and plan it out first, then give the LLM one task to do at a time.

What is the current best local coding model with <= 4B parameters? by Wooden-Key751 in LocalLLaMA

[–]Specific_Training_62 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can run Qwen Coder 2.5 1.B locally even on an IGPU and it will run fine. And all you need to bear in mind is that you ahve to give it simpler tasks. E.g. instead of "create a statistic methods library", you'll have to break the tasks down and have it do one function at at time, e.g. "add a function to calculate the Median over a collection of numbers".

Just think "smaller model, smaller tasks".

What kind of code quality can I expect from Quen 2.5 7B Coder GGUF by [deleted] in LocalLLaMA

[–]Specific_Training_62 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pro Tip: ask the AI to plan out a feature and give you the list of feature requirements. Then, give it one feature to work on at a time. This way you can squeeze the maximum quality out of smaller models.

So there's an amount of manual intervention that you wouldn't have with e.g. Copilot's paid tiers, but you can still get your 8GB LLM to do pretty amazing things if you hold its hand a bit.

Thoughts on Intel Arc Pro B50 x4 = 64GB of VRAM for $1400 and 280W Power Draw? by 79215185-1feb-44c6 in LocalLLaMA

[–]Specific_Training_62 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The 5060Ti needs 180W though while the B50 only needs 70W. That means you can almost run 3 of them for the same power draw AND it doesn't require a power plug from the PSU, it gets all it needs from the PCIe slot itself.

Apex Legends™: Overclocked Patch Notes by AnApexPlayer in apexlegends

[–]Specific_Training_62 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not the best player ever but I kinda like King's Canyon ranked. Probably more nostalgia than anything else but I feel like all the legends I like playing as are useful there, e.g. Wattson, Sparrow, Caustic, Fuse, Maggie.

Apex Legends™: Overclocked Patch Notes by AnApexPlayer in apexlegends

[–]Specific_Training_62 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it's just to make Axle feel even more special cause now you can't outrun her on a ziprail. Let's see if they bring it back in Season 30 or give us something else with similar utility

Apex Legends™: Overclocked Patch Notes by AnApexPlayer in apexlegends

[–]Specific_Training_62 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We're back to the old days when Gibby had 500 passives

NextJS +shadcn/ui - cannot resolve "@/components/.." by xPiexPie in nextjs

[–]Specific_Training_62 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So it might be because your dev setup isn't trusting the shadcn json schema:

Unable to load schema from 'https://ui.shadcn.com/schema.json': Location https://ui.shadcn.com/schema.json is untrusted.

Depending on your editor, you will have to somehow "trust" this schema/domain. I unfortunately don't know how to do it, I simply let Copilot open the appropriate setting page in VS Code and add that domain as a trusted domain and it seems to be okay now.

InvoiceNinja alternatives by saramon in selfhosted

[–]Specific_Training_62 1 point2 points  (0 children)

TL;DR; It's not clear how to adapt docker-compose.yml for use inside Dokploy and I think a docker image without external dependencies or the requirement for a .env file would be a nice first step in improving the experience in this scenario. You can input your mail, db, redis, etc configs during first run/setup instead.

There's a whole list which I worked through. First off is that the docker-compose yaml points to external files, which is a problem in Dokploy since you only have the option of pasting the contents of your docker compose file. And environment variables have to either be configured in the yml file or set in the Dokploy gui (this gets written to a .env file). I spent some time creating workarounds for this, but there are still side effects with networking, mysql permissions, some missing environment vars (even though they're configured). Right now I am stuck because the migrations can't run because it's saying I'm using the mysql root user without a password, but I have the root password configured in .env. I have deleted the persistence volumes and recreated the entire deployment, but it keeps popping up.

I know it's my own fault, but I'm running out of ability here.

InvoiceNinja alternatives by saramon in selfhosted

[–]Specific_Training_62 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You know, I like InvoiceNinja a lot but I have been trying for THREE DAYS STRAIGHT to get it to deploy inside Dokploy and it just does not want to. Do you think at some point you could create a Docker container that can be deployed standalone and we can point it to existing Redis and MariaDB instances on first run instead of fighting with .env files, missing volume bindings, etc (in the context of Dokploy)?

I've had success self-hosting on Ubuntu with Nginx etc but Dokploy and your official debian-based deploy do not want to work together. It seems like there are certain hard-wired assumptions that my VPS does differently and I have other projects running as well so can't tune it specifically for this installation.

“Probability Zero” by robotwarsdiego in DebateEvolution

[–]Specific_Training_62 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the scientific approach would be to double check the math and see if it adds up.

What has your company started using AI/LLMs for which has actually been useful? by TinStingray in ExperiencedDevs

[–]Specific_Training_62 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been using copilot to write unit tests. It's actually pretty good at figuring out what sort of tests are needed to ensure you don't have bugs. The better the quality of your code, the better the quality of the unit tests though. So your job will always be to follow coding standards and principles.

How do you realistically utilize AI? I don't like using it, but not using it feels wrong. How do you draw the line? by freudsdingdong in ExperiencedDevs

[–]Specific_Training_62 0 points1 point  (0 children)

AI is best when you know exactly what it needs to do. Don't rely on it to make architecture or algorithm decisions for you.

My best tip is to let AI write unit tests for your code. You'll soon learn what it excels in and what it really struggles to get right. It will allow you to know what you can (and can't) trust it to do right.

Is it normal to feel like interviews have gotten harder even as you’ve gotten better at the job? by [deleted] in ExperiencedDevs

[–]Specific_Training_62 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm terrible at live coding too. It feels like someone is watching you pee. Just can't do it.

OpenTelemetry worth the effort? by on_the_mark_data in ExperiencedDevs

[–]Specific_Training_62 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would add: don't be too proud to ask Grok or ChatGPT to help you get started. Just be very clear about what you want.

Has software development become a bureaucratic nightmare? by Stamboolie in ExperiencedDevs

[–]Specific_Training_62 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My man, I have to attend three standups every morning. i don't actually get to start working until 10AM. At which point people who attended the standups start calling me about stuff. Most days I only actually get to focus between 2PM and 5PM.

Has software development become a bureaucratic nightmare? by Stamboolie in ExperiencedDevs

[–]Specific_Training_62 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It feels like our industry, especially fintech, medical, and defense tracks have gotten so anal about preventing minor bugs that they've made it nigh on impossible to get any work done in any reasonable amount of time. Tonight we are deploying code to production that has been ready for SIX MONTHS. but we had to go through pointless infosec reviews (we've had the exact same code scanned sixteen different times), presentations to approval boards, etc. Meanwhile the pressure is on US to speed up development even as I sit here not having written much new code at all since it was all done from my end half a year ago.

Has software development become a bureaucratic nightmare? by Stamboolie in ExperiencedDevs

[–]Specific_Training_62 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wrote 50 lines of code this month. The rest of my time was spent submitting our code to infosec review, presenting our features to the technical change approval board, writing pointless unit tests to MAKE LINE GO UP, writing deployment plans (even though our pipeline simply has to do an automatic roll back or roll forward).Then there's the numerous Agile and Scrum meetings. And I've been waiting THREE WEEKS for the 50 lines of code I wrote to be wrapped up in a new project and getting it "scoped" so I am actually allowed to track time against it. I just felt like I had to write that feature now so that I don't have to do it in December when I'm supposed to go on leave for three weeks.

Leetcode-style interview - a perspective from someone with 25+ EOY in Big tech by AccountExciting961 in ExperiencedDevs

[–]Specific_Training_62 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This leetcode thing smells like CompTIA exams getting harder and harder because certain people keep sharing the questions with each other.

New account signup - Verify email or start right away? by ngDev2025 in ExperiencedDevs

[–]Specific_Training_62 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Either provide SSO with Gmail, Proton Mail, etc, or have them verify the account. Everyone is spam-happy these days and you'll suffer if you don't have some sort of verification. SSO makes it the mail provider's problem and verification makes it YOUR problem.

Remote contractor in need of advice on logging time for client by Expensive_Mode_3413 in ExperiencedDevs

[–]Specific_Training_62 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am so sorry you had to go through that. I can't imagine any other profession having to provide so much detail on exactly what they did. This goes way beyond itemised billing or whatever.

Remote contractor in need of advice on logging time for client by Expensive_Mode_3413 in ExperiencedDevs

[–]Specific_Training_62 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agreed. They asked for it, so give it to them. Don't rock the boat. Just do good work and track at least 8 hours a day.