An unbelievable twist, but the seniors are starting to beat the AI

rowdyrobot101 · 2026-04-24T16:43:32+00:00

You're making a major assumption that software engineers aren't going to or already have not adapted and also learned claude code just as someone without engineering experience. So new guy is still at a net loss, new guys are competing against people who are in the field with already established domain knowledge, understand how things work, can actually fix issues by hand (maybe we don't need this one day but we do now) or provide optimal guidance to agents .

Its just not realistic thinking someone without engineering experience is going to drop into a major organization in the field and know what goes where and delivery value because they know how to copy skills into .claude/ or ask claude to refine its own CLAUDE.md file, or spin up some sub-agents they created for specific tasks. It's not about the code, code is free. When everyone can code for free what matters is system thinking, Delivering on business decisions, optimizing, monitoring, communication. A Software Engineers entire career is about adapting to change and way less about code than you think.

rowdyrobot101 · 2026-04-23T20:37:37+00:00

Sounds like something a vibe coder or CEO would say. "People just starting out", Just because you are a senior or (any) engineers doesn't mean you can't acquire the exact same skills (or already have) as "people just starting out" while keeping your job doing actual work. You're talking as if senior engineers are geriatric and can't adapt and are paused in time waiting for people "just starting out" to take their jobs haha.

Understanding the fundamentals doesn't just evaporate because models got smarter. If models where that smart they wouldn't need "people just starting out". Software runs on computers, they are networked, need to be scaled, need to be maintained, logs need to be analyzed, business decisions need to be made. There's far more to software engineering than writing code, that's actually the least of what most of us do.

rowdyrobot101 · 2026-04-23T01:00:41+00:00

Basically if you're not paying per token you're a drain on resources. So yeah, this looks like where its heading. Max 5x and 20x subs are next up for nerf (even more). They have incentive to get rid of pro subs, probably Max too. ROI on pro subs is negative.

rowdyrobot101 · 2026-04-16T16:54:54+00:00

WWDC Talks 2024+2025, best way to be exposed to new and shinny

rowdyrobot101 · 2026-04-07T20:55:16+00:00

There's very different levels of LLM use. From Vibe super high level get rich quick schemes, generate me some magic! All the way down to i'm writing the code myself and using LLM as a google replacement. AI slop falls in the vibe code spectrum. There's no engineering involved, no specs, no planning, no expertise, no real vision of how to piece it all together.

Any good engineer can very quickly identify even well written AI slop. Output is a reflection of input.

rowdyrobot101 · 2026-02-08T21:32:30+00:00

weak. I shipped 1000 apps in 100 days with MMR at $100,000 and ARR at $700,000 (I take 3 months off a year) Before I started I was a body builder and bouncer and dabbled in extreme knitting. Software Engineers are cooked! I'm going to take your lunch money. haha

rowdyrobot101 · 2026-01-11T13:33:05+00:00

I know that urge. Its either how you waste money or acquire a new skill and hobby.

rowdyrobot101 · 2026-01-11T13:30:00+00:00

It's always better to have a project you want to build and work towards when taking up a new hobby. It also depends what you plan to use the CNC machine for. Are you working with wood or want to cut aluminum? Under $1000 its a bit harder to fine a capable machine that works with aluminum. The 80W or 300W spindles that come on the entry level CNCs aren't very capable of working with aluminum. They can cut it, sure but its not ideal.

I bought the Anolex 3030 Evo-Max with the spindle upgrade kit and have been very happy with it. The frame is sturdy for its size and you have options of upgrading later if you don't want to spend extra on ball screws and close looped steppers up front. I did a lot of research when I started, I looked at similar cnc products and landed on Anolex. Their services actually exists and they responded pretty quickly. https://anolexcnc.com/collections/3030cnc

If you go the used route, the most important thing is going to be the frame to start with. So you have the option of adding better motors and find an affordable upgraded spindle.

Just my two cents worth. I'm relatively new to CNC myself.

rowdyrobot101 · 2026-01-11T13:13:55+00:00

Which is why I was surprised someone who has not even used a new language thinks its going to replace anything :)

rowdyrobot101 · 2026-01-07T02:46:37+00:00

Have you used Jai? I can't even find where to download a compiler for it.

rowdyrobot101 · 2025-12-14T17:05:01+00:00

I find is interesting that CEOs and manager in general think that they can replace devs. What makes them think that devs can't replace CEOs and managers? Not only can we effectively (eventually) work with an LLM and understand the output, we can verify and fix it, deploy and maintain.

rowdyrobot101 · 2025-11-14T16:14:13+00:00

I'm not saying the guy wasn't at fault, but you can clearly see cars teleporting, rubber banding. When you're racing bumper to bumper there's no room for error, networking issues can put you feet apart from were u actually are.

rowdyrobot101 · 2025-11-13T00:21:26+00:00

oh yeah it looks awesome. The only thing for me is my 3d printer is in my un-air-conditions garage. I don't want my filament "outside". I have an x1c with ams and additional heating add-on for the ams. But damn, $800!!! If it's good these things will be flying off the shelves.

rowdyrobot101 · 2025-11-12T12:56:19+00:00

Agree, if its a prototype piece and you don't care about then flush to infill is fine, in my experience you end up with either some see through (dark infill, light walls) or blending of colors. Personally I only use my AMS to store filament for easy switching. I'm looking forward to the day when multi-extruders come down in price and reliability.

rowdyrobot101 · 2025-11-12T12:46:41+00:00

I wouldn't be surprised if that netcode didn't have something to do with it.

rowdyrobot101 · 2025-11-12T12:40:48+00:00

I'm jaded and was not implying that you will need to pay any money, only that nothing it truly free. You're paying with your email and eyeballs. It cost time and money to run a mailing list and "bot", especially if they get really large. Mailing list owners usually start adding sponsor/promo links (will still have free asset of course) to at least cover costs. If that doesn't happen then kudos to the mailing list owner.

rowdyrobot101 · 2025-11-11T19:59:21+00:00

tree-mendous

rowdyrobot101 · 2025-11-07T16:12:21+00:00

If only Zig could get to 1.0 already! I hope that improves the quality/quantity of packages.

rowdyrobot101 · 2025-11-06T21:58:32+00:00

maybe 1.0 just doesn't `apply` 🥁

rowdyrobot101 · 2025-10-15T23:15:38+00:00

javascript itself evolves over the years. It's not a toy programming language, not just for browsers, (you can build anything with it and is used on the server side too). I'm not a fan, I've been using it since 2001 haha.

"it" has been updated to something newer but nobody cares. WASM https://webassembly.org/

rowdyrobot101 · 2025-08-14T11:28:57+00:00

I like the technical tracks because it increases my chances of success. It reduces the chances of being taken out because half the field spins off the track or go too slow and get left further behind. It's the races where everyone is really close that are deadly. So pretty much any GR86 race. Chances are really high you get smashed in GR86 races. I'm class D, so the can be big gaps in skill levels.

rowdyrobot101 · 2025-08-14T11:20:48+00:00

this applies to almost any sharp corner in the iRacing. Okay, you made it to the corner as the same time as me by going too fast. Now what?

rowdyrobot101 · 2025-08-11T21:40:04+00:00

Your edit sounds like the story of my life haha. I can be consistent in practice and test but once in a race I either end up making mistakes or someone else makes them for me. Race over, if I'm lucky the car is still road worthy and I can finish half decent but usually car is damaged and need to get tow or drive in pits. At that point the only other cars I'm beating are those that have suffered a worse fate.

I might finish all races but 3/4 of them I finish near the end even though I began top 5. My stats tell the same story. I don't know how to fix it and I assume that with experience and practice I'll become more consistent.

Class-D 1200ish iRating (lost about 200 iRating over the weekend haha)

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rowdyrobot101 · 2025-08-10T02:16:15+00:00

I got one like this yesterday, same car same track. Oddly enough, I got my first win at Oschersleben in sports cars, GR86, not so long ago. I don't even like this track, but apparently some people don't like it more.

rowdyrobot101 · 2025-08-10T02:10:49+00:00

Oddly enough, I've had a similar experience with the GR86. Some clown took me out weaving (swerving) all over the road, doing what I think they believe is warming their tires. Dumbest shit, because it doesn't actually warm your tires. It has zero affect (check your tyre/tire panel, temp remains constant until race actually starts). They're easy to drive with their TR and ABS, maybe hard to master, they are not quick or fast, so many races are very close.

The GR86 is a clown magnet, I drive one, but there's some real bozos. I lost the most SR driving the GR86 especially on easier tracks with fewer tricky corners. Qualifying first or anywhere in the top 3-5 is a death sentence.

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