Ivan Karabadzhak

Friday brings #Python

Imagine you want to write code to roll a 20-sided die until it gives you a critical hit: 20 points!

You have to use a while loop, right? Right?

When it comes to comparing owning a house vs. renting, there’s a lot of debate. Recently, I’ve shifted my opinion on it a little.

A mortgage is risky, but renting a house has a 0% chance of making you its owner.

OpenAI directs resources from long-term research to focus on improving ChatGPT OpenAI is reallocating resources from long-term research to enhance ChatGPT and its core language models, leading to the departure of several senior employees. This strategic shift comes as the company faces increasing competition from rivals like Google and Anthropic. CEO Sam Altman emphasizes the need for improvements in ChatGPT, which currently serves around 800 million users. While some argue that foundational research remains crucial, others express concerns over the diminishing support for non-LLM projects, reflecting a significant transformation in OpenAI's focus amid the AI boom.

Link: longbridge.com/en/news/274...

OpenAI is directing resources away from long-term research and toward monetizing ChatGPT.

The only way AI will replace good software engineers is with a new generation of LLMs. Without more resources being thrown at that, there won’t be any next-gen LLMs.

I feel safe now.

Elon fired software engineers, but they said X works very well.

Usually terms “gross salary” or "super gross salary" are ignored.

Why should we care if the employer pays those taxes?

Technically, the employer does. But in fact, you receive less money if taxes go up. Isn’t it important to know how much the employer spends?

At least one day a week, you need to rest. Otherwise, you’re gonna burn out quickly.

My favorite mistake that I always make is saving a small amount of money by spending more time. Time costs more than a small amount of money.

But, to review code you should
understand it. One written line give much more understanding than reading same
line multiple times. When you come to idea and implementation you understand why. Just reading does not work in the same way.

Friday brings #Python

How often do you use the walrus operator in real production code? To be honest, I usually forget it even exists. However, I’m trying to use it more.

Why not?

I’m looking for professional software engineers who actively use agent coding. I’d love to learn best practices. I have a pet project and limited time.

Let’s connect.

Physical activity boosts your mental productivity.

Codex vs. Claude: Your Thoughts?

Agentic coding is cool, don't get me wrong. However, I still don't understand how it's possible to review so much code produced.

Should we even review it?

Your body needs rest. Your mind does too.

People say to simply review the code that AI generates. But how can you do that effectively if you don't write code yourself? The less you write, the worse your review will be.

Friday brings #Python!

Have you ever wanted to access dictionary items using dot notation? Now you can!

Claude is a space to think | Anthropic Anthropic explains why Claude will remain ad-free—how advertising incentives conflict with building a genuinely helpful AI assistant users can trust.

www.anthropic.com/news/claude...

Anthropic says they will not have ads inside their models. Personally, I like that.

However, do you remember what Firefox did with promises?

oh!

robots will not kill me

what a relief

If you use a Mac and prefer to do everything with your keyboard, try Aerospace.

Snow makes me feel like Christmas time is back again.

I’m having fun in the mountains.

What could be better than driving around mountains and relaxing there?

Friday brings #Python!

How often do you use the functools module? Recently, I've started using it frequently in Data Engineering pipelines. It allows me to write more compact code.

Here is a robust example, but it could also be suitable for smaller tasks.

What do you think?

There is no better OS for programming. It’s a question about effectiveness, productivity, learning, etc.

The same OS could be good and shit for different people.

P.S. Windows isn’t … my choice.

1 hour = front-end, back-end, and a video service

I understand why people are so excited about AI-driven coding. Without AI, accomplishing the same tasks would take a lot more time.

Nevertheless, there are no tests, many bugs, and messy code. I still need to clean it up a bit.

If something is cool that does not mean we should use it by default.

What’s MiniJinja?

That’s cool. I see a possible way how to make ChatGPT answers better based on that.