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Re:AI delivers 'zero financial payoff' to most companies, Ap... by kibwen on Sunday November 01, 2026 @07:15PM (#50331389)
If that were universally true in all domains then all the best and most reliable software in the world would be written in interpreted languages, because they have the fastest iteration speed. Sometimes rapid low-quality iteration is just spinning your wheels.
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Re:AI delivers 'zero financial payoff' to most companies, Ap... by Supermancho on Sunday November 01, 2026 @08:47PM (#50332089)
> If that were universally true in all domains

Moving the goalpost is not compelling.

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Re:AI delivers 'zero financial payoff' to most companies, Ap... by kibwen on Sunday November 01, 2026 @09:15PM (#50332296)
No goalpost is being moved here. Don't assume that an aphorism coined in one domain generalizes to other domains, especially when we have evidence to the contrary.
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Re:AI delivers 'zero financial payoff' to most companies, Ap... by nightski on Sunday November 01, 2026 @09:45PM (#50332529)
I'm not sure that is strictly true. Speed of iteration is increased by interpreted languages in the small, but when working on larger systems or on teams where collaboration is required they can have the opposite effect.

I also find that thinking through a design first helps me achieve a result faster. So I prefer languages that encourage you to think first, type later. Interpreted languages encourage you to type first, think later.

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