News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

jgdgj

Re:Moirélephant on Wednesday October 14, 2026 @10:08AM (#50088035)
10 minutes disappeared in my "study" of the elephant movement. Now I see elephants around every corner...
Re:Where is all the new, good software? on Tuesday October 13, 2026 @10:00PM (#50081474)
There are cases where good old software never had their chance, such as Ted Nelsons Xanadu hypertext. It was mostly built, but when the programmers left, the algorithms were a huge barrier for new devs. Now LLMs can help new programmers to understand complex code bases and bring them back to life.
Re:How 94 internet-famous engineers use coding agents on Tuesday October 13, 2026 @09:49PM (#50081415)
I'm happy to see Kent Beck is still trying to get the best from technology as it rolls through.
I'm impressed that the colours are still so vibrant, based on the photos from the books. Some extra context around restoration of of the book would help.