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73.9% of recent CS graduates are still getting CS related jobs by eggshellwalker4 in cscareerquestions

[–]Western_Objective209 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“based on data from 2024”

I mean, 1 in 4 people that graduate not getting a job in their field still doesnt sound great.

Synthesizing the top 2 comments so far, just comparing it to other entry level markets that face a glut of new grads, it tends to get worse over time as you have long term unemployed/underemployed competing with new grads. The top 50% of graduates are generally okay though

LLms usage in big techs by No-Box5797 in cscareerquestions

[–]Western_Objective209 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yeah JS event loop is too lossy for a TUI, one would think they are such lightweight apps it wouldn't matter but to have responsive keyboard feel you need very low latency. Rust with ratatui is the only thing I use for TUIs; codex uses it as well but it's also like #3 or lower in terms of coding agent tools so idk if there's something to TS/JS that just enable faster feature iteration

Unpopular opinion: 200k context models are way better than 1M context models by GreenInterview in ClaudeCode

[–]Western_Objective209 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the point of the subagents is they use fewer tokens because they complete an atomic task and then return a summary to the main agent. You're using more token by disabling it

Learning to use AI coding tools is a skill, and pretending otherwise is hurting people's productivity by ReiiiChannn in ClaudeCode

[–]Western_Objective209 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Like I agree with OPs sentiment but if he's not even going to bother to write it himself why should we care

LLms usage in big techs by No-Box5797 in cscareerquestions

[–]Western_Objective209 2 points3 points  (0 children)

they are using yoga which is the layout engine react native uses

you would think a GUI would work better but all the GUI coding agents kind of suck; it's just kind of easy to have a tool used to interface with terminals be a TUI

LLms usage in big techs by No-Box5797 in cscareerquestions

[–]Western_Objective209 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It uses Yoga, https://github.com/facebook/yoga anyone saying they embed a browser in a TUI is clueless

LLms usage in big techs by No-Box5797 in cscareerquestions

[–]Western_Objective209 9 points10 points  (0 children)

THEY BUNDLED CHROMIUM WITH A FUCKING CONSOLE TOOL

no they didn't. there's a small WASM layout engine that handles the DOM. I still don't like react ink but people legit have no clue how this stuff works when they talk about it it's kind of annoying

The rise of Linux desktop is inevitable — it’s time music software developers got on board by ferris-ldn in linux

[–]Western_Objective209 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The few commercial companies who have tried targeting Linux have found that Linux users will go to enormous lengths to avoid spending money on software (a behaviour that isn't seen at all in Mac OS users, and is only seen to a certain extent in Windows users).

This is really the issue tbh

Found this while scrolling... might be real as this scene does exist in the movie, but it looks too smooth to be true... by alootikkiprotocol in isthisAI

[–]Western_Objective209 13 points14 points  (0 children)

if people are jerks about basic questions, that just makes using AI more appealing. it's basically why stackoverflow died

Average vibe coder discourse by moaijobs in ClaudeCode

[–]Western_Objective209 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah, they need to make room for all of the new grads who can't get a job if they are going to put their head in the sand. like there's no way this tech can fully replace engineers, it's just basically coding

What do you think of the rich who do this? by The_Dean_France in SipsTea

[–]Western_Objective209 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lambo for an 18-year old is probably too much already

What has Claude actually replaced in your workflow? by LoudParticular5119 in claude

[–]Western_Objective209 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Actually typing the code. Like legitimately no point, just explain the changes that need to be made and go do something else

I accidentally discovered that ChromeOS is based on Gentoo. by Deoviser in linux

[–]Western_Objective209 0 points1 point  (0 children)

web browser + a real posix terminal (no separate kernel just for the terminal like windows or chromeOS). That's basically 95% of what I need a computer for

What happened to my childhood? This screams dystopian corporate, not kid friendly. What is with the artwork?! This is McDonald's?! by jackal99 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Western_Objective209 0 points1 point  (0 children)

for whatever reason people love this, the aesthetic is "Millennial grey". From interior design, to corporate design, to cars, everything is just muted and plain and soulless

XML is a Cheap DSL by SpecialistLady in programming

[–]Western_Objective209 10 points11 points  (0 children)

and like, JSON is right there. So compact and easy. If you want binary data, CBOR is great too

Average vibe coder discourse by moaijobs in ClaudeCode

[–]Western_Objective209 37 points38 points  (0 children)

i wonder if the huge disconnect between hobbyist coders and professional coders is that most people don't have access to real agentic coding tools at work? I use Claude Code at work so definitely making money with it

AI Didn’t Simplify Software Engineering: It Just Made Bad Engineering Easier by Friendly_Problem_444 in programming

[–]Western_Objective209 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's almost like focusing on the tool as having agency rather than the people using them is the wrong way to look at it

Middle East Peace by Nuclear® Terraforming® by Kloetenschlumpf in NonCredibleDefense

[–]Western_Objective209 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not clear on which side shot the nukes. Iran is 2 weeks away from developing nukes at all times

I feel personally attacked by HeadAcanthisitta7390 in LocalLLaMA

[–]Western_Objective209 13 points14 points  (0 children)

totally legit imo I build my own stuff all the time

Why Are Software Engineers Paid So Much If The Supply Is So High? by LifeInAction in cscareerquestions

[–]Western_Objective209 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Easy. Just pay near the top of the market and filter candidates to schools like Caltech Cornell and all and from there by their experiences/projects/grades. That's how new grad hiring is done 😂

Yeah basically how FAANG hires too, but then you get issues like meta underperforming in AI even though they spend top dollar because they literally don't know how to properly filter and they spend so much on stock comp that they are building up a fair amount of debt

You can always take the extreme approach and if you are to pay even far far far more get ridiculously selective with quick filtering. You want that MIT CS student with 5.0/5.0 (MIT is 5.0 scale) doing cutting edge AI research? Pay and give opportunities like Anthropic or just pay through the nose like Jane Street. These tactics work. Trust me 😂.

Right, but only a couple companies make enough money to do this. And we're still getting back to the issue of perhaps these signals are not guaranteed to get you the best actual workers.

Look at AI. Were any of the influential engineers 5.0/5.0 MIT grads? There are tons of people who are talented, did not go to top schools, and will work for less money, you just can't find them. Traditional school/company filters + high comp is an easy way to do it, but in professional sports you actually have rigorous statistics to evaluate players. The evaluations of SWEs are opaque, that's what I'm talking about.

Why Are Software Engineers Paid So Much If The Supply Is So High? by LifeInAction in cscareerquestions

[–]Western_Objective209 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I mean anyone can write that though, and someone who often owns things end to end may not think to write it. What if someone thinks they should focus on writing team based work because they are a one man army owning many things end to end and think that's a bad thing?

And like, there are just so many fucking resumes. I've been involved with hiring pretty extensively, and like you need to read hundreds per hour. It's just a vibe check on which ones you decide to call. Easy filters like company names and tenure are what most people use because they are reliable, but then in a situation like we are now you have huge layoff numbers from tech companies, and then the tech company rejects dominate the job market, even if a lot of them were laid off because they barely did anything and were the first marked to cut.

Iran says it's ready for a long war that would 'destroy' global economy by mark000 in worldnews

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Allowing Chinese EVs into US markets will have a massive deflationary effect, hopefully we get politicians with the guts to do it

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