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   Nathan Schneider (ntnsndr@social.coop)'s status on Tuesday, 16-Jan-2024 12:09:00 JST Nathan Schneider

   Darn, tonight my kid really nailed some programming basics (conditionals and logic gates in block code) just in time for programming to be an irrelevant skill

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     Ed Summers (edsu@social.coop)'s status on Tuesday, 16-Jan-2024 12:36:41 JST Ed Summers

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     @ntnsndr lol. Maybe he will be able to help debug and simplify the trash fire of code being written by LLMs?

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     Billy Smith (billysmith@social.coop)'s status on Tuesday, 16-Jan-2024 14:31:59 JST Billy Smith

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     @ntnsndr

     Learning to use tools is never irrelevant. :D

     Machining skills didn't become obsolete when CNC machines were created.

     In order to get the best from a CNC machine, you need to understand the manual skills. :D

     Learning new skills means that your kid will have a greater perspective, as they will see more of what is possible. :D

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     Nathan Schneider (ntnsndr@social.coop)'s status on Wednesday, 17-Jan-2024 03:59:59 JST Nathan Schneider

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     • Kevin + Drupal + Beard

     @kreynen EXACTLY

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     Kevin + Drupal + Beard (kreynen@fosstodon.org)'s status on Wednesday, 17-Jan-2024 04:00:00 JST Kevin + Drupal + Beard

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     @ntnsndr just like Dreamweaver and FrontPage made knowing HTML unnecessary? LLM prompting is just another time saving tool that will produce better results when used by someone who understands the fundamentals of programming and the complexity of designing software. It only looks like a radical change if you aren't watching the incremental progress.

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     Nathan Schneider (ntnsndr@social.coop)'s status on Wednesday, 17-Jan-2024 04:00:40 JST Nathan Schneider

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     • Ed Summers

     @edsu isn't there an LLM for that?

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     Ed Summers (edsu@social.coop)'s status on Wednesday, 17-Jan-2024 05:38:06 JST Ed Summers

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     @ntnsndr I mean, I'm sure there is, the question is -- does it work?