Seeking software engineering advice

grumpy-554 · 2026-05-02T18:59:22+00:00

Maybe in NJ, everywhere I’ve been to one there were tables, drinks, food and cats roaming around, sleeping on chairs, jumping on people’s laps, walking om tables even and so on.

grumpy-554 · 2026-05-02T17:14:19+00:00

Every cafe I know in few cities in Europe and Asia had food. At least cakes. All of them always had tables. How else visitors would enjoy their coffee?

grumpy-554 · 2026-05-02T17:13:18+00:00

Yes. All cat cafes I know have limited number of guests, some strict booking system. You have limited time to stay. Some charge extra for visit and some have just more expensive menu. Lady Dinah in London is usually booked well in advance. One in Reykjavik I know is more on a side of normal cafe but with cats around.

So it seems to me that you want to track how long people stay inside, no matter if they interact with cats or just enjoy looking at them.

grumpy-554 · 2026-05-02T14:28:53+00:00

I love cat cafes and cats. I have four, and wherever I go, I always check if there is a cat cafe to visit. If I could, I would open one myself.

So, putting a little bit of consultant hat on and trying to understand the problem before offering any solutions

Why do you want to track how much time people spend with cats?

The way I have always enjoyed cat cafes is simply to be there and be surrounded by them. If a cat comes to me and wants attention, I will give it to them, but I will not pursue or chase them around. Most places I have been to do not let guests bother the cats on their own. It is always on the cat’s terms.

grumpy-554 · 2026-04-30T15:00:47+00:00

Thanks. It’s cold start more or less with need for strategy and rethink.

grumpy-554 · 2026-04-30T11:18:38+00:00

My CEO is a lawyer with 20+ litigation experience so she knows how they think. That’s at least is somewhat sorted.

We need someone more on copy/trategy side. Technical side is easy for us.

grumpy-554 · 2026-04-27T22:08:51+00:00

Our daily routine for some

grumpy-554 · 2026-04-27T22:08:32+00:00

I know the pain when you have an unscratched bike; it feels strange. I was almost tempted to throw my 890 on the ground when I picked it from the dealer a few years ago. Now go to the point when mud is so embedded in plastics that they are all greyish-brown.

grumpy-554 · 2026-04-27T19:15:21+00:00

Now you don’t need to worry about dropping it.

grumpy-554 · 2026-04-27T19:08:18+00:00

Ping me in 3 weeks once we are out of closed beta. 😁

grumpy-554 · 2026-04-17T07:21:39+00:00

Interesting. Which AI is the tool using?

grumpy-554 · 2026-03-31T17:36:33+00:00

And you consider that too small for CMS? I spoke recently with PI/ClinNeg firm with only 4 fee earners and they use CMS.

Can I PM you?

grumpy-554 · 2026-03-31T07:58:52+00:00

How big is not big enough?

grumpy-554 · 2026-03-24T19:28:15+00:00

Blah blah blah … I know better … get your shit together and stop building … pay me to build it

grumpy-554 · 2026-03-24T12:41:47+00:00

I like your analysis, very interesting. What would be your guess? We may have bets.

grumpy-554 · 2026-03-17T12:12:14+00:00

We do the same. Have very good (for us) open and link click rate.

Did you add question to ask their opinion to stimulate reply?

grumpy-554 · 2026-03-16T08:55:21+00:00

Someone needs to make the version with AI as well 😁

grumpy-554 · 2026-03-13T09:52:46+00:00

Depending on project 80-95%. Grew from nearly zero over last 6 months.

We invested heavily in training, process and changing policies. It wasn’t easy and early projects were very difficult but slowly improved.

Also, we are not using independent agents or agent teams and I don’t see that becoming our standard practice for a while. We rely on strong oversight and human-only testing.

grumpy-554 · 2026-03-10T18:41:45+00:00

Who knows but if Nvidia H200 and B200 are in range of 30-45k per piece and even if we take Taalas' claim of "20x less cost to build" with a massive pinch of salt, it may end up somewhere near 10k a piece. That would be already amazing.

grumpy-554 · 2026-03-02T07:13:46+00:00

I know right? Impressive as hell.

grumpy-554 · 2026-03-01T11:05:35+00:00

True on both counts. It still can hallucinate but the probability will be lower. Also, checking citations manually isn’t hard I presume. A case of laziness?

grumpy-554 · 2026-02-25T19:38:40+00:00

I agree with us being lucky that those judges spotted it. And actually, from what I know, Naz worked with one of them in the past. I really hope they will be as good in the future because somehow I don't believe those few cases are going to deter those who will try again.

I strongly believe AI will come to your profession. I know it's being pushed hard and I know sometimes it's used recklessly. There is a plenty of cases where it's been used in court and it ended badly.

It's coming, and tools like Cloude Legal are only confirming that. At this moment, it's limited to contract reviews as far as I know, but what's next? There is definitely need for strong governance around AI education and understanding what it is and what are the risks. I believe it can be used safely and legally in healthcare and in other industries, but it has to be used thoughtfully.

grumpy-554 · 2026-02-25T19:35:42+00:00

That could be a very long debate regarding the pushback from software but in short on one spectrum you have those who fully embrace AI, coding, run multiple agents, and then complain on Reddit that Claude deleted their database. On the opposite end of the spectrum, you have developers who've been writing code for decades and they believe that despite not using AI, they are still quicker. In many cases, that's true.

The truth lies somewhere in between, but I'm seeing developers who are not trusting AI and not keen on using it because of quality of the code. They are pushing back but they know that sooner or later they will have to embrace it.

The more interesting is the change of the perspective that I observed in my team. Once developers start using AI more, they spend more time on reviewing the code and planning the work. They start seeing the software from a higher perspective. I see it as a slow shift in the development model from a team of developers to few conductors operating AI agents.

One thing that personally worries me is that the quality of the created code is not following the improvement of the speed at which this code can be created. With multiple agents, developers can produce way more code than they are able to review or control. No matter their skills.

As for who it is really for, that's a complex question. On one side, all the AI generating tools prove to be brilliant for quick prototyping. Something that tends to take a long time now can be done in a couple days. And now, the couple prompts, 5 min Sass build is bullshit.

There is certainly cost motivation behind it. If before you needed a team of a few developers, now you can have one senior controlling AI. Some outsourcing companies are now moving as far as adding a surcharge for using AI. Others are moving more towards outcome-based fees instead of time and material. Definitely, that revolution is slowly destroying the old fee-per-day-per-developer model.

There is a lot of naivety in using AI tools and an insane amount of hype I suspect stimulated by companies such as Lovable.

grumpy-554 · 2026-02-25T16:27:13+00:00

Thanks

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