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Re:The Tower Keeps Rising by sph on Wednesday July 15, 2026 @01:34AM (#48916639)
> I've said for a long time that composability in software is a bit like playing Tetris: the lines have to clear.

Great metaphor. When I hear people claim 20x productivity with AI assistance, I imagine a Tetris game where pieces fall 20x faster.

As you say, those lines still have to clear.

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Re:The Tower Keeps Rising by hahahaa on Wednesday July 15, 2026 @02:27AM (#48916971)
Yeah I would love to sit down and see what exactly one of the 20x people us doing. Either I spot the flaw (99%) or there is some utter magic they are doing (1%) which I could try to learn.
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Re:The Tower Keeps Rising by hojinkoh on Thursday July 16, 2026 @01:45AM (#48930770)
Also through LLMs we now have pieces that are strangely-shaped and are 20x larger...

That probably would not be a fun game to play lol

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