Re:The new skill in AI is not prompting, it's context engine...
by skydhash on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @12:42AM
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So instead of building better tool, we're patching the last one with another tool that is not even reliable, just using it faster.
That reminds me of the first chapter in "The Programmer Brain" by Felienne Hermans. There's an explanation there that confusion when reading code is caused by three things:
- Lack of knowledge: When you don't have the faintest idea of the notation or symbol being used, aka the WHAT.
- Lack of information: When you know the WHAT, but you can't figure out the WHY.
- Lack of processing power: When you have an idea of the WHY, but can't grasp the HOW.
We already have methods and tooling for all the above and they work fine without having to do shamanic rituals.
That reminds me of the first chapter in "The Programmer Brain" by Felienne Hermans. There's an explanation there that confusion when reading code is caused by three things:
- Lack of knowledge: When you don't have the faintest idea of the notation or symbol being used, aka the WHAT.
- Lack of information: When you know the WHAT, but you can't figure out the WHY.
- Lack of processing power: When you have an idea of the WHY, but can't grasp the HOW.
We already have methods and tooling for all the above and they work fine without having to do shamanic rituals.