Cap Ybarra

DID YOU KNOW

before language models could extrude code, there was no way to

* automate things
* make things simpler
* reduce boilerplate
* write unit tests
* learn how things work

fortunately you can now send all your money to an oligarch to do these things poorly

If you wield any influence in your eng org, push back against the adoption of coding agents.

The only way they don't get to start charging us rent is if they are not allowed a sufficient population to be locked in before they are forced to charge what these tools actually cost.

"Silicon Valley wants to take away your salary and give it to the tool vendors they forced you to use"

#capfixestheheadlineforyou

https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-compute-compensation-software-engineers-greg-brockman-2026-3

treating anything the llm industry says as good faith or repeating any of their framing is a favor they will not reciprocate and should be avoided, period.

fascists do not believe in things and pretending they do has never helped anyone
@mhoye@cosocial.ca

kebab-case is the best casing for filenames because it requires the least amount of effort send toot

my absolute rock bottom expectation in this moment is some basic fuckin solidarity with pro-worker causes

if you're here to make claims like "yes this anti labor tech is bad but here's why it's ok for me" - ya blocked

"being anti labor tech absolutists is some kind of privilige" - again, ya blocked, son

out of curiosity, fellow programmerers on the timeline, what is your ideal mental state for coding?

i have to get caffeinated to hell and back before I can accomplish anything, but I wonder what other experiences are?

please boost for reach if you wanna

we're gonna need a bigger Hague