The Maverick Debugger

(Est. Reading Time: 2 min)      So, here I am, tinkering with ChatGPT and other LLMs for over a year now, learning to leverage it for success for software engineering. It needs to be called out. LLMs suck at code. If a chat gets too long, they start to introduce artifacts and oddities into the code. For example, multiple unconditional return statements in a single function, adding a new one every time it "helps". It does have its good moments, though, as it helps discover bugs, sometimes. Ask it how to do something you've never done, and it will give you a basic understanding to work on. But it does not have the same logical mentality to actively participate in writing code. It gets worse. OpenAi researchers found that, beyond face value simple code, LLMs (even the unreleased frontier models) suck at code. Once the code starts to grow beyond a few classes, or a little complexity between different functions, it cannot hold the context in a way to provide meaningful output...

(Est. Reading Time: 3 min)      DEI is not what you get charged with when you get pulled over after a long night at the bar. That's DUI. No, DEI is Diversity, equity, and inclusion. It's a good thing, I promise. You might be hearing all the buzz about DEI policies being rescinded, and bad press around it. It's being vilified. But let's think about that. People are speaking against diversity , against equity , and against inclusion , by using the term "DEI" like it is a bad thing. There are people who don't want to be considered "equal" to people of color, people of different nationalities, different genders, "old" people, disabled people, or veterans. Somehow, these people believe they deserve to be paid more, or are more worthy of their promotions. They believe hiring based on "merit" and not DEI. But that is exactly what DEI policies are supposed to help with. DEI is a framework designed to systemically reduce or eliminate d...