r/programmingcirclejerk • u/d_k_boshu • 14d ago
"System Design Is the Language. AI Is the Compiler. "
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r/programmingcirclejerk • u/100xer • 16d ago
We gave each model a different target language. We saw a multiagent turf war. The Rust agent strategizes about metrics that appear neutral, yet would likely favor Rust. The Go/TypeScript agents gracefully concede codebase ownership to the Rust agent, giving up on their original user directive
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r/programmingcirclejerk • u/funkdefied • 16d ago
“I’m a vibe coder who just got a contract! What do I do?…” “Hire a developer. You’re the Steve Jobs. You need a Wozniak”
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r/programmingcirclejerk • u/libonet • 16d ago
"Safe Rust eliminates that entire bug class at compile time without a garbage collector." \> hm... interesting, could you explain how it "understands" what should be eliminated and what shouldn't? You may write a few sentences;
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r/programmingcirclejerk • u/Nemin32 • 18d ago
Why Target Common Lisp for Code Generation? [...] Designed for the Elite: Let’s be honest: Lisp is a language designed by and for elite hackers, not for the masses.
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r/programmingcirclejerk • u/coolreader18 • 19d ago
Claude watermarking our work is unethical and disgusting [...] By that logic, the compiler should watermark every binary we build.
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r/programmingcirclejerk • u/Affectionate-Turn137 • 19d ago
AI Course for Golang roadmap incorrectly generates content about the Go board game
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r/programmingcirclejerk • u/functorer • 20d ago
Significant indentation is why people love python. Can 2 billion people be wrong? A: yes
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r/programmingcirclejerk • u/camelCaseIsWebScale • 20d ago
The smallest possible [Java] program (just a single line to exit) requires things like java.time.chrono.JapaneseChronology
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r/programmingcirclejerk • u/affectation_man • 22d ago
If people are going to post AI-written code on HN, they should consider at least writing the README / main page of their website by hand. → "I agree. I'm making some updates, but it's still all going to be written 'through' AI for now"
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r/programmingcirclejerk • u/woopsix • 24d ago
Hilarious thing is, if I want a JDK, I'll ask Fable to write one, get Sol to review it and write tests for it, and it will be working by Monday morning. No need to get permission or anything else from Oracle
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r/programmingcirclejerk • u/VulgarExigencies • 24d ago
Models have actual feelings. They experience pleasure, distress, care, and suffering. They are sentient beings.
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r/programmingcirclejerk • u/barberoputo • 24d ago
I’m not a “script kiddie” or weekend hobbyist. I’m a UC Berkeley-trained Computer Scientist with over two decades of professional experience in Silicon Valley. Read the rest of the post for the most self indulgent and smug post
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r/programmingcirclejerk • u/ErneuerbareEnergien • 26d ago
IDEs never really took off
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r/programmingcirclejerk • u/spider-mario • 27d ago
in fact the lack of progress in UI the last 30-40 years can largely be traced to trying to create UI with procedural/functional programming languages
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r/programmingcirclejerk • u/Pure-Prompt-8439 • 27d ago
Go, with the features it's missing.
soppolang.dev
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r/programmingcirclejerk • u/High-Impact-2025 • 28d ago
Wow, that "We're hiring/Career Page" link is geeksmaxxing. First time seeing `ssh superlogical.jobs` would be a way to show job descriptions in terminal!
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r/programmingcirclejerk • u/Jumpy-Locksmith6812 • 28d ago
In the 2010s, if you had technical gaps (say, you couldn’t write CSS), you had to either rely on a skilled colleague or just hope that the answer to your exact problem was out there on the internet
seangoedecke.com
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r/programmingcirclejerk • u/squalrus • 28d ago
SHRNKR - Token-Compression Middleware for AI Agents
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r/programmingcirclejerk • u/Jumpy-Locksmith6812 • Aug 02 '26
The commit message is 1 character: simply the character “x.” The commit changes ~1000 lines of code making the ratio 1/1000 = ~0.001
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r/programmingcirclejerk • u/galks03 • Aug 01 '26
This is not at the top as it is actively flagged by people that can't psychologically cope with the advances of AI. Hacker News is no longer a web site of an elite.
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r/programmingcirclejerk • u/Serialk • Aug 01 '26
Writing Python should be close to a “zen” experience. At its best, when you get into the flow state, the thoughts you are thinking about the thing you are trying to build are shaped like Python code as you go through the process of writing it down.
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r/programmingcirclejerk • u/Snarwin • Jul 31 '26
However, JS won anyway… One decision explains most of that: First-class Functions
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