Changelog Master Feed Make computing personal again (Changelog News #128)
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Jan 20, 2025 Benj Edwards advocates for making computing personal again, challenging the shift towards adversarial technologies. The conversation covers the trials of autonomous coding tools and the necessity of human input for productivity. Asaf Zamir discusses the fulfilling pathway as an individual contributor for engineers, sharing key career strategies. Fabrizio Ferri Benedetti introduces a fresh approach to technical documentation focused on user actions, while Tero Piirainen presents a standards-first web framework to simplify front-end development.
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Computing's Shift
- Modern technology has shifted from user-friendly to exploitative through surveillance and DRM.
- Reclaiming control requires collective action and integrating fair business practices.
Devin's Shortcomings
- Answer.ai developers tested Devin, an "autonomous software engineer," for a month.
- It proved ineffective for large tasks and struggled with internal tooling, requiring human intervention.
IC Career Path
- Senior software engineers can advance their careers without transitioning to management.
- Focus on technical branding, leadership, staying current, and building relationships.