The 70% problem: Hard truths about AI-assisted coding

Re:The 70% problem: Hard truths about AI-assisted coding by glimshe on Friday December 06, 2024 @06:57AM (#42338965)

I wonder why people no longer write technical books with this level of erudition and insight; all I see is "React for dummies" and "Mastering AI in Python" stuff (which are useful things, but not timeless)

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Re:The 70% problem: Hard truths about AI-assisted coding by __mharrison__ on Friday December 06, 2024 @08:12AM (#42339483)

I'm actually writing a book right now, Effective Visualization, and I'll explain why. It is a book focused on Matplotlib and Pandas.

I have almost a dozen viz books. Some written over 50 years ago.

While they impart knowledge, I want the knowledge but also the application. I'm going to go out and paint that bike shed. You can go read Tufte or "Show me the Numbers" but I will show you how to get the results.

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Re:The 70% problem: Hard truths about AI-assisted coding by skydhash on Friday December 06, 2024 @08:06AM (#42339443)

You have to look at fundamental books to get there like Designing Data-Intensive Applications or Software Development Pearls (Karl Wiegers)

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Re:The 70% problem: Hard truths about AI-assisted coding by steveBK123 on Friday December 06, 2024 @07:08AM (#42339044)

Because, let's be fair, most of us STEM people are no longer educated in the classics the way some were 50 years ago.

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