The last Windows update has fucked up the positions of the files on my desktop.

At this point I‘m not even mad. Also not disappointed anymore. We are past that.

Now it’s more of a confirmation of the ever declining quality of MS products.

I built an addon to the system that we've been using for almost 15 years now that uses the exact same config screen as we've always used.
And, just because the configs are being applied to a new concept, it's being treated like I abducted them with a flying saucer and are forcing them to learn Alienese. The config screen is exactly the same otherwise.

Job-searching while listening to Final Fantasy VIII. Know what I'm sayin'?

New Job new me.

Looks like it's pure chaos. Randomly turning on aws features until things work. Lots of money down the drain.

Oh well. It's a job.

Urgh, I can't get going on Mondays. Even in a calm environment and with a really nice project I can't get focused on my task.
What's wrong with me?

Just fixed a bug no one knew I caused.
Feeling like a hero… and a criminal… at the same time. 🕵️‍♂️💻

#DevLife #Debugging #Oops #CodeConfession

Job spec fallacies and red flags. I will start:

* "Fast-paced environment" = "You will rarely finish something before start something else"
* "Ability to juggle competing priorities" = "our leaders don't align holistically and everything is important"
* "Opportunity to interact with all departments" = "You will accumulate functions"
* "Industry pioneers" = "We didn't research our competition when we started"
* "Leaders in the segment" = "We still haven't researched our competition"
* "Matrixed teams" = "we don't know how to structure our organisation"

Bloody hell, the HR technophobes have been peddling Gen AI for quarterly reviews for more than an hour now.
Don't they realize that it makes them obsolete? A rambling mess that regurgitate meaningless buzzwords in a random order and pretends it is knows anything?
Oh, well. At least I can pretend even less to give a shit now. As of they would really give raises just because my team reached its "goals" and wrote them down months ago following a dumb achronym that really pushes the meaning of random words.

Caching is a cruel mistress.

I've probably said that before, but I can't remember whether I've said it before or not, because caching is a cruel mistress.

Client: “We need an app that tracks live birds using AI.”

Me: “Cool, that’s complex. What’s the timeline?”

Client: “We need it before our annual picnic next week.”

Me: “You want an AI that can detect flying birds, in real time, in seven days?”

Client: “It’s not that hard. Just use ChatGPT or something.”

So now I’m here, watching pigeons on my balcony, manually updating a Google Sheet, calling it “AI prototype v1.0.”

I think I’ve finally achieved “Agile Enlightenment” — deliver results, not features.

Client’s happy.
My soul isn’t.

Time to rename the project: BirdBrain.

Called the doctor this morning.
Hi. I'm running low on my sleeping pills and would like more.
Ok. I see that you haven't visited us for a while and would like a meeting before we can prescribe new ones. The next available slot is in three weeks.

Guess I stay awake until then.

:O... On modern displays, a browser pixel can span multiple display dots. Well, that sure demystifies layouts acting strange sometimes.

tmyk

What the FUCK is with these poltergeists work work on the Xcode team? They all live in a tiny home or loft studio? Tabs are like hanging a fucking curtain between two beds and calling it a two bedroom apartment. And worse, the fucking thing creates tabs all the time and I lose the **document** I am trying to edit.

Using Xcode like trying to manage a desk full of loose papers with a ceiling fan on high.

Do people wonder why I stand up and scream at the ceiling FUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK all the time?

Shit, pretty soon I am going to give up and put all of my code in one god damn file for this mother fucking one-window application.

I fucking hate you people on the Xcode design (joke) team...

Holy fuck... I have kinda inherited the biggest shitshow of a website I've seen so far. The Stripe integration doesn't work. Users' memberships aren't getting synced, seems the person who did this didn't use a webhook.

subscription statuses managed all over the place.

Fucking hell... I don't even....

Fuck, its 2025 and we still cant shake away the "you work with technology, you must know how to fix my microwave" stereotype.
Seriously, I have fewer apps in my phone and access fewer websites and even spend less time on my devices than the HR old hags, and yet im the one who has to come and "explain to them how to print a PDF".
Holly fucking crap. I haven't used a printer in MONTHS. With the cost of the time I will take to figure out how to communicate with those mummies that is 'just click the print button', they could hire ChatGPT to do it for a decade.
Fuuuuuck, that is the reason those stupid AI chat bots exist! To endlessly toil at the repetitive and predictable task of saying 'hi there! Have you clicked "print"?'
Imma gonna leave work early and get pissed. Luckily, I've already done a couple hours of OT for the day, so it won't seem so out of the ordinary.

"Good morning" no longer a greeting

It's just a proof you've logged in for the day

(WFH)

How do you guys deal with juniors?

I’m currently going through the experience of having a junior coworker, and it’s been something completely new for me. In my previous jobs, I’ve always worked with colleagues who were at the same level or more experienced than me, so I’m not used to reviewing code or guiding someone on how things should be done.

To make it trickier, this guy tends to “vibecode” a lot, to the point that he can’t even explain what the code his Copilot spits out is doing.

I don’t really blame him though. Most of the mistakes he makes are things I’ve done myself at some point (like overcomplicating simple tasks). But now he keeps coming to me as if I’m his mentor, and honestly, I have no idea what to do with this guy lol.

Tips for staying productive?
Coffe.

I give up. I have never had a successful experience with iptables in my entire career. I have never seen any adult human successfully utilizing iptables at work. There is no debugger software with a window that shows a packet and you press F8 and you see what happens to the packet as it passes through the iptables black hole. No body knows why this piece of software does not work. Everybody believe that there's some hacker somewhere who knows how it works. And all projects that come to this point, end up giving up and finding a different solution that does not need iptable at all or just move to a totally different business altogether! The only thing that might work with ip table is to simply block some port numbers or some ip addresses. Routing traffic send to one port into another port or through another interface, etc. Forget about it! We really need an alternative to iptables. And I don't mean just a shell on top of iptables that just converts one format of commands into another. I mean a new linux kernel module that routes packages and does it successfully and comes with an IDE with debugger function.

if a job says AI I firstly have no idea what they're doing and secondly I don't want to participate

I don't know if I'm being too judgmental. just seems like a fad

@retoor @bordedDev I even send my CVs to job ads in dutch now even though I dont understand it.

I'd be funny if it worked lmao the job is in ghent and the lady still give me an interview

Still have no idea what the job is about. She mentionned something about nuclear bombz and the nato I was like "ja ich bien kalified naturluik"

Bank robbers took hostages? Let's just bomb the bank for 2 years.

I'm smart, I'm israeli.

I'm honestly tempted to buy an M4 Apple Silicon computer mainly for their ability to run local LLM models with unified ram.

overall I think they are too expensive for the offering, but being able to play around will LLMs without shelling out RTX5090 kinds of money is tipping the balance.

I wonder what apple people experiencies have been?

We have a no AI use policy at the company.

I had a contract developer added onto my team. I start to see AI generated comments in his code all the time. Point out that the code being contributed is def AI nonsense. I brought it up with my boss which reports to the CTO. Response: “As long as he doesn’t get caught I guess.”

He did get caught. This is me catching him and telling you.

+ "Has someone tried to use AI to write code for a mod for this game?"

- "My stance is AI is a tool, to help you, don't expect to write the whole thing."
- "AI is very useful if you know how to code... I recommend learning coding."

??? How come I always find this kind of guys? Is this even being pedantic if they didn't even answer the question?
Makes me remember when I was younger and had to say "Java & ECMAScript" because saying Java & JavaScript in the same sentence would make unsolicited and misguided "corrections".
Fortunately there were some people that actually answered (before them, so they actually saw the question solved and still went to post that), but I still felt I had to clarify I'm a freaking software engineer, I don't have time to learn how to code for this specific engine for a shitpost mod. And what if I had time but still wanted to use AI? Rude, entitled... dummies.

After 3 months after leaving my previous company, I'm still getting SMS because someone included my telephone number in their automated test flow.

I would like to share this beta, and I will add that I am super grateful for devRant, but I wanted to have an online platform where I can live out my creativity and that I can use as a lifeboat at times when devrant loads in 5 minutes.

I have few things to complete before open sourcing it.

https://my.devplace.net/

Wow, didn't notice at first! But devRant is fast again! After all those weeks. I really thought we were doomed now. Still, i did see lesser activity during the slow period, hope it didn't cost some members. Wouldn't be weird. I expect to end up alone here around 2050. Switched to apple, because Lensflare still updates his app. Still not accepting that his app became the official one. In 2050, dfox will have his pension maybe and devRant will be actively maintained again! Or he gives it to his grand kids.

"AI can code" is like "my dog can play piano". Yes, I have proof, look it's hitting the keys and we can hear a sound. Dogs can play piano. AI can code.

Missed some of you. A lot of you really.

Anything exciting happen while I was gone?

I heard some of you formed a mob, dragged a spammer out behind the wood shed and beat em bloody.

Sad to say I missed that.

I'm currently eeking by financially, but got my plans for the fall winter and spring. Gym membership, rock climbing, prepping for a 5k. Weathers perfect for all of it.

I'm in a competition right now for some serious prize money and in the lead.

Enough to start that AI lab and finish my game.

Also, not everything is sunshine and roses. I sleep 3-6 hours a night average, (5-6 if I'm lucky), and horrible mood swings, with or without sleep. And isolation, damn the isolation is terrible, but my schedule is so hectic I basically have no room for any real-world contacts. I can barely make time for myself, let alone my family.

But I'm still writing poetry and music at least, and got my eye on some land for a cabin or other uses like for an office.

Whats going good/bad in your life?

I haven't heard from so many of you for so long.