Rudy Faile - The Age of the Soft Skill

kept by eddie sep 25

AI commoditizes coding, making reliability, judgment, and communication the scarce, valuable skills that distinguish engineers now and outweigh raw technical prowess.

Linus Torvalds to critics of AI coding in Linux: "Fork it. Or just walk away." - Ars Technica
Linus Torvalds defended using AI coding tools in the Linux kernel, telling critics to fork the project or walk away if they oppose LLM‑generated code.
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Code is cheap. Show me the talk. - nadh.in
LLM coding tools have made code generation cheap and abundant, flipping the value from writing code to articulating problems and architecting solutions, fundamentally changing software development.
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What We Can Learn from Claude's Fable 5.1 System Prompt
Examining Claude’s Fable 5.1 system prompt shows how evolving model quirks and product design force continual prompt adjustments to balance clarity, tone, and safety.
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The Pulse: What can we learn from Bun’s rapid Rust rewrite with AI? - The Pragmatic Engineer
Bun’s Zig-to-Rust rewrite was completed in 11 days using 64 AI agents, costing $165K, showing AI can accelerate large migrations when a solid test suite and expert oversight exist.
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