Posts by level2wizard@mastodon.social
(DIR) Post #AhaDH7rg12gYY1PKfw by level2wizard@mastodon.social
2024-05-05T13:36:12Z
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@kaia Although LLMs may sound authoritative or well-written -- kind of like reading a decent high school English essay covering the themes of a book -- they are inaccurate when explaining a programming concept, its historical context, comparatives, why it exists, and **most important to your case** _what it means and what it does_.-- side note: You can have some fun with the LLM by responding "no, that's wrong. It's actually pointers" and see how it responds.(3/x)
(DIR) Post #AhaDH8HYSpNxqHW00m by level2wizard@mastodon.social
2024-05-05T13:41:43Z
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@kaia Having said that (and I'm here to answer questions as needed, and will accept criticism of my points), here is what I suggest.Conclusion 0: Avoid an LLM if possible.Conclusion 1: If you must use an LLM, remember that asking it to 'explain file [V] to me,' 'explain what [X] does,' or 'explain why [Y] is used here' will give you bad data, or at least data you should mistrust until verification from multiple non-LLM, non-SEO sources(4/x)
(DIR) Post #AhaDH9uaPCCWtcmgUK by level2wizard@mastodon.social
2024-05-05T13:44:20Z
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@kaia Conclusion 2: People suggesting renpy, rpgmaker, godot, and other game development frameworks/libraries are suggesting, as far as I know, well-validated and well-trod learning styles. I personally cannot vouch for the style (since it wasn't the one I learned on) but I can vouch for the output of people who have learned that way.(5/x)
(DIR) Post #AhaDHBLv33evMga1jM by level2wizard@mastodon.social
2024-05-05T13:51:20Z
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@kaia Now we hit an appendix, which I will not call a conclusion because it's really more of a suggestions-from-me-personally list.I _used_ to recommend 'learn python the hard way' (even though I don't much care for python), but it has since gone behind a paywall; now, I recommend Beej's guide to C, which is still free and open-source (and frequently updated), starting from the second chapter - https://beej.us/guide/bgc/html/#hello-world(6/x)
(DIR) Post #AhaDHCuLGYmwBjh21Y by level2wizard@mastodon.social
2024-05-05T13:54:54Z
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@kaia - you do not need to read the guide in its entirety to get the important parts for reading code in most languages -- sections 2, 3, 4, 5, and 8 are the shortest-path that covers everything you need.- although the foreword says "you should have experience in another programming language!" this is not true. The guide includes the info you need at each step without linking / forwarding you to other sources.(7/x)
(DIR) Post #AhaDHEG0FVi2NCpqQS by level2wizard@mastodon.social
2024-05-05T13:56:48Z
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@kaia If you read this far, thanks for bearing with me. I have Strong Opinions in this space but want to be welcoming and open to folks who are diving into their first experiences with building software in whatever form that takes. I'm happy to answer questions, point to other sources, or generally give advice _where solicited_. (8/8) - fin
(DIR) Post #AhnKzPJvhbpYA4ADwG by level2wizard@mastodon.social
2024-05-11T21:54:46Z
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@lain @kaia somebody slap the roof of their house, plz
(DIR) Post #AiUt016SeM4F9HUwoy by level2wizard@mastodon.social
2024-06-01T21:58:13Z
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@lain where are you getting these, I want the whole setReminiscent of the spock/heineken energy
(DIR) Post #Aiig9VCEZYtTx6CBA8 by level2wizard@mastodon.social
2024-06-08T13:25:39Z
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@bartholin @kaia frantically typing out an article "Kinkshaming: Let's Increase It"
(DIR) Post #Ak6dMeOQZE6BYhs9gm by level2wizard@mastodon.social
2024-07-20T01:07:30Z
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@foone I would also accept `getch()`
(DIR) Post #AkFFH8iOGitpNzgkxU by level2wizard@mastodon.social
2024-07-23T21:08:15Z
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@lain 'get that horrid [nonpatriot] out of here' - lain, at me, apparently
(DIR) Post #AkGIMMH9lu4Nud5ekq by level2wizard@mastodon.social
2024-07-24T16:52:36Z
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@lain at least for her first public appearance she clearly took somebody's advice and got some media training, and she's (so far) dodged the things that make her unpopular. Trying to tabula-rasa her way I thinkWe'll see how long it holds up. She'd already been buried for 2 years to keep her out of the media spotlight
(DIR) Post #AkpddZpZWepIRgpx1k by level2wizard@mastodon.social
2024-08-10T18:12:54Z
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@foone same reason docker could create a windows server 2012R2 container and it couldn't connect to MS SQL Server
(DIR) Post #AlTN2qbkMMIMovEPkO by level2wizard@mastodon.social
2024-08-29T22:15:22Z
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@foone nobody ever got fired except for the people who were fired
(DIR) Post #AlUMIqRepJwY9XXKHg by level2wizard@mastodon.social
2024-08-30T09:30:52Z
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@kaia pure `git` + SSH if all you want is code hosting;`gitea` if you need more than that. Containerized well and although it's a pain in the ass it can be backed up / restored which is more than I can say for other options
(DIR) Post #Am4HQGELqoD44VaRuq by level2wizard@mastodon.social
2024-09-16T17:37:39Z
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@ErikUden as an excat, I don't see Francis as any different from other popes / catholic clergy in general -- catholics in general have perfected the art of saying something that a leftist would agree with (e.g. 'the us presidential election is between the lesser of two evils') which is merely blanketing the same ol' stuff they've always had (turns out 'lesser of two evils' is migrants vs. abortions instead of, say, genocide)
(DIR) Post #AmAAnu5YI9wTcRYcHg by level2wizard@mastodon.social
2024-09-19T13:41:46Z
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@kaia smart -- the only potential downside is that nobody wants to talk to HR
(DIR) Post #AnIJFv8nKJna4jPJya by level2wizard@mastodon.social
2024-10-23T09:55:32Z
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@kaia 'let's troubleshoot synchronously' buddy I would rather be given a sturdy plank and a length of rope
(DIR) Post #AnVaH4rGamtQixRgX2 by level2wizard@mastodon.social
2024-10-29T19:33:02Z
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@kaia challenge: impossible
(DIR) Post #AnxYU2dbCL8VDMrxoW by level2wizard@mastodon.social
2024-11-11T23:17:05Z
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@bartholin _greatest_ 18 holes