I keep two files in each project - AGENTS (generic) and PROJECT (duh). All the “memory” is manually curated in PROJECT, no messy consolidation, no Russian roulette.

I do understand that this is different because the vector search and selective unstash, but the messy consolidation risk remains.

Also not sure about tools that further detach us from the driver seat. To me, this seems to encourage vibe coding instead of engineering-plus-execution.

Not a criticism on the product itself, just rambling.

Also, at the point they actively don’t want collaboration, why do open source at all?

Strange times, these.

That would explain that sort of behaviour as well as our human shenanigans (country/religion/“race”/politics/football team/etc).

Perhaps some groups are biased towards ‘us’ (i.e. more accepting), and other groups are biased towards ‘other’ (i.e. more hostile).

The death of a few key individuals can absolutely remove all the commonality between two groups. Seems to have happened with those chimpanzees, and happens all the time in human groups.

It is sad though that this is happening, on top of all the shit that is going on.

Start by removing features and adding a different subscription. Next add one ad from curated sources. Then add ads everywhere.

I will probably cancel my subscription soon and spare myself the disappointment.

I’m on the camp “the world is so fucked up, take the good when you can find it”.

Beggars can’t be choosers when it comes to taking a stand against dictatorships.

Sure, if you have the money, get a carpenter to build your kitchen from solid oak. Most people buy MDF, or even worse, chipboard. IKEA, etc. In fact, not too long ago, I had a carpenter install prefabricated cabinets in a new utility room. The cabinets were pre-assembled, and he installed them on the wall in the right order and did the detailed fittings. He didn’t do a great job, and I could have done better, albeit much slower. I use handsaws simply because I’m afraid of circular saws, but I digress.

A lot of us here are like carpenters before IKEA and prefabricated cabinets, and we are just now facing a new reality. We scream “it is not the same”. It indeed isn’t for us. But the consumers will get better value for money. Not quality, necessarily, but better value.

How about us? We will eventually be kitchen designers (aka engineers, architects), or kitchen installers (aka programmers). And yes, compared to the golden years, those jobs will suck.

But someone, somewhere, will be making bespoke, luxury furniture that only a few can afford. Or maybe we will keep doing it anyway because our daily jobs suck, until we decide to stop. And that is when the craft will die.

The world will just become less technical, as is the case with other industrial goods. Who here even knows how a combustion engine works? Who knows how fabric is made, or even how a sawing machine works? We are very much like the mechanics of yesteryear before cars became iPads on wheels.

As much as we hate it, we need to accept that coding has peaked. Juniors will be replaced by AI, experts will retire. Innovation will be replaced by processes. And we must accept our place in history.

Thanks for editing your answer though. The thug got you in the end, but you saved me in the process.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46802863

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Like I said, it is a good article, about an important topic, but you already knew that. I mostly agree with you - not that my opinion is particularly important. It prompted me to comment for only the second time.

I’ll take a lot at the rest of the series later.