Tag: ai
-
The Illusion of Intelligence at the Cutting Edge
Artificial intelligence, particularly large language models (LLMs), is routinely described as cutting edge technology. The term is used so often that it has almost lost its meaning. Any product, workflow, or company that includes an LLM is assumed to be modern by definition, regardless of what it actually produces, or whether it produces anything at all.…
-
Swipe to Skip Learning
For aspiring developers and juniors entering the field, this moment in time is pivotal. You’re being told you can build apps faster than ever, launch startups in a weekend, learn “just enough” programming to glue AI tools together. But if you skip learning how software actually works, you’re not speeding up your career. You’re quietly…
-
Swipe for Technical Debt
AI coding tools are spreading through software companies faster than any previous technology. Startups are embracing them for “productivity”, teams are embedding them in every IDE, and developers are boasting about how much code they can generate in an afternoon. It feels like progress. Is it? The truth is, using AI to write code is…