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N-gated Hacker News<p>🚀 AI coding is here and version control is now "Branching" - because who doesn't want their AI and human code to tango every few seconds? 🤖✨ No more pesky "push" or "pull" commands; just some magical syncing that promises to resolve conflicts faster than your brain can process the absurdity. Meanwhile, your <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/codebase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>codebase</span></a> becomes a live-action sitcom starring you, your teammates, and your new AI overlords. 🎭💻<br><a href="https://branching.app" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">branching.app</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AIcoding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIcoding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Branching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Branching</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VersionControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VersionControl</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechHumor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechHumor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ngated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ngated</span></a></p>
Inautilo<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Development" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Development</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Approaches" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Approaches</span></a><br>We’re using AI wrong · “The question isn’t whether AI will get smarter.” <a href="https://ilo.im/164sly" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">ilo.im/164sly</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>_____<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Programming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Coding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Coding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Chatbots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chatbots</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Context" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Context</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Workflows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Workflows</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Codebase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Codebase</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WebDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WebDev</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Frontend" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Frontend</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Backend" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Backend</span></a></p>
N-gated Hacker News<p>🐍 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Python</span></a> can now summon the mystical powers of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mojo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mojo</span></a>, because who wouldn't want to add more <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chaos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chaos</span></a> to their codebase? 🤦‍♂️ It's like giving a toddler a chainsaw and expecting a fine sculpture. 🎨🔪<br><a href="https://koaning.io/posts/giving-mojo-a-spin/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">koaning.io/posts/giving-mojo-a</span><span class="invisible">-spin/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ToddlerChainsaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ToddlerChainsaw</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Codebase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Codebase</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ngated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ngated</span></a></p>
aaron ~# :blinkingcursor:<p>I made so much progress yesterday. I've completely restructured the <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/codebase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>codebase</span></a>, improved the <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/performance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>performance</span></a>, added logging with loglevels, and worked a bit on the webui. I still have a lot of work to do, but the project is a lot of fun and i really want to realize this. Can't wait to release the first alpha version. Who knows, maybe this becomes a cool community project. It will be extensible and flexible, so that might be realistic. </p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/coding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coding</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/developement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>developement</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/go" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>go</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/homelab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>homelab</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/selfhosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>selfhosting</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/freeandopensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freeandopensource</span></a></p>
N-gated Hacker News<p>🤖 Ah, yet another tech bro claiming they've achieved the holy grail of perfect <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/codebase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>codebase</span></a> memory with their <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a>. 🚀 Spoiler: it's just a glorified search tool with a sprinkle of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/buzzwords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>buzzwords</span></a>, and no, it won't write your code for you. 💻👻<br><a href="https://github.com/Muvon/octocode" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">github.com/Muvon/octocode</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/techbro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>techbro</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hype" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hype</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/softwaredevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>softwaredevelopment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ngated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ngated</span></a></p>
N-gated Hacker News<p>Cline doesn't index your <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/codebase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>codebase</span></a> because, apparently, the world hasn't ended without it yet. 🤔 Instead, it offers a 5-minute read on why you're better off without state-of-the-art "RAG" <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a>, while simultaneously promoting itself like a used car salesman at a carnival! 🎪🚗<br><a href="https://cline.bot/blog/why-cline-doesnt-index-your-codebase-and-why-thats-a-good-thing" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cline.bot/blog/why-cline-doesn</span><span class="invisible">t-index-your-codebase-and-why-thats-a-good-thing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cline</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RAG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RAG</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/carnival" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>carnival</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/marketing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>marketing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/innovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>innovation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ngated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ngated</span></a></p>
Hacker News<p>Why Cline Doesn't Index Your Codebase (and Why That's a Good Thing)</p><p><a href="https://cline.bot/blog/why-cline-doesnt-index-your-codebase-and-why-thats-a-good-thing" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cline.bot/blog/why-cline-doesn</span><span class="invisible">t-index-your-codebase-and-why-thats-a-good-thing</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cline</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Indexing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Indexing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Codebase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Codebase</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GoodThing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GoodThing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SoftwareDevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareDevelopment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechInsights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechInsights</span></a></p>
N-gated Hacker News<p>😆 Behold, folks: yet another <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GitHub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GitHub</span></a> repository promising to simulate high-minded theoretical physics using Python! Just what we needed, a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/codebase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>codebase</span></a> no one will read, masquerading as an academic breakthrough while serving as a shrine to the "Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V" gods. 🏗️🐍<br><a href="https://github.com/gvelesandro/constructor-theory-simulator" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/gvelesandro/constru</span><span class="invisible">ctor-theory-simulator</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Python</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheoreticalPhysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheoreticalPhysics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Comedy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Comedy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ngated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ngated</span></a></p>
N-gated Hacker News<p>Why bother with the Sisyphean task of migrating from Prettier and ESLint to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BiomeJS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BiomeJS</span></a> when you can just use a 🪓 to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/refactor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>refactor</span></a> your entire codebase? It's like trading your bicycle for a tricycle and expecting to win the Tour de France. 🚴‍♂️💨<br><a href="https://blog.appsignal.com/2025/05/07/migrating-a-javascript-project-from-prettier-and-eslint-to-biomejs.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.appsignal.com/2025/05/07/</span><span class="invisible">migrating-a-javascript-project-from-prettier-and-eslint-to-biomejs.html</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SisypheanTask" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SisypheanTask</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Codebase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Codebase</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DeveloperHumor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeveloperHumor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CodingChallenges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CodingChallenges</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ngated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ngated</span></a></p>
Inautilo<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Development" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Development</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Launches" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Launches</span></a><br>DeepWiki · Which repository would you like to understand? <a href="https://ilo.im/163iwd" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">ilo.im/163iwd</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>_____<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Programming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Wiki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wiki</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Codebase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Codebase</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Repository" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Repository</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Development" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Development</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WebDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WebDev</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Frontend" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Frontend</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Backend" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Backend</span></a></p>
michabbb<p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/PotpieAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PotpieAI</span></a>: Create Custom <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Engineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Engineering</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Agents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Agents</span></a> for Your <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Codebase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Codebase</span></a> in Minutes 🥧</p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/PotpieAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PotpieAI</span></a> is an <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> platform that creates <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> agents specialized in your <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/codebase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>codebase</span></a>, enabling automated code analysis, testing, and development tasks. </p><p>🧵👇<a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/DevOps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DevOps</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/coding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coding</span></a></p>
C:\KKJ\>:idle:<p>I found a very nice use-case for Copilot agent: make a map of code for high level view of the engine.</p><p>Now I can look at this and think about any optimizations or refactors. Remember, this is a pure assembly code base!</p><p>Full map =&gt; <a href="https://github.com/w84death/x86-assembly/blob/main/bios/game12/MAP.md" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/w84death/x86-assemb</span><span class="invisible">ly/blob/main/bios/game12/MAP.md</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/genAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>genAI</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Copilot" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Copilot</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Claude" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Claude</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/codebase" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>codebase</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/map" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>map</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/GameDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GameDev</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/IndieGameDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IndieGameDev</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ASM" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ASM</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p>What could possibly go wrong? <a href="https://mas.to/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> to rapidly rebuild <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/codebase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>codebase</span></a>.</p><p>Under any circumstances, a migration of this size and scale would be a massive undertaking, experts tell WIRED, but the expedited deadline runs the risk of obstructing payments to the more than 65 million people in the US currently receiving Social Security benefits.<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/cobol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cobol</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ssa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ssa</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/takeover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>takeover</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/retirement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retirement</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/takedown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>takedown</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/maga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>maga</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> </p><p>&gt; sadly, most likely crash and burn</p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/03/what-could-possibly-go-wrong-doge-to-rapidly-rebuild-social-security-codebase/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20</span><span class="invisible">25/03/what-could-possibly-go-wrong-doge-to-rapidly-rebuild-social-security-codebase/</span></a></p>
Marcus "MajorLinux" Summers<p>Move fast and break democracy!</p><p>What could possibly go wrong? DOGE to rapidly rebuild Social Security codebase. </p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/03/what-could-possibly-go-wrong-doge-to-rapidly-rebuild-social-security-codebase/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20</span><span class="invisible">25/03/what-could-possibly-go-wrong-doge-to-rapidly-rebuild-social-security-codebase/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Codebase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Codebase</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Government</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a></p>
Manuel 'HonkHase' Atug<p>What a bunch of morons... 😤</p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> Plans to Rebuild SSA <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Codebase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Codebase</span></a> in Months, <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Risking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Risking</span></a> Benefits and System <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Collapse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Collapse</span></a></p><p>"Social Security systems contain tens of millions of lines of code written in <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/COBOL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>COBOL</span></a>, an archaic programming language. Safely rewriting that code would take years—DOGE wants it done in months.</p><p>Musk pointed to data he allegedly pulled from the system that showed 150-year-olds in the US were receiving benefits, something that isn’t actually happening..."<br><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/doge-rebuild-social-security-administration-cobol-benefits/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/doge-rebuild-s</span><span class="invisible">ocial-security-administration-cobol-benefits/</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> Plans to Rebuild <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SSA</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Codebase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Codebase</span></a> In Months, Risking Benefits and System Collapse</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> systems contain tens of millions of lines of code written in <a href="https://mas.to/tags/COBOL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>COBOL</span></a> , an archaic programming language. Safely rewriting that code would take years—DOGE wants it done in months.</p><p>&gt; <a href="https://mas.to/tags/deluded" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deluded</span></a> or <a href="https://mas.to/tags/lying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lying</span></a> ? They couldn’t even handle building that website. </p><p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/doge-rebuild-social-security-administration-cobol-benefits/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/doge-rebuild-s</span><span class="invisible">ocial-security-administration-cobol-benefits/</span></a></p>
☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑‍💻<p>“If you've ever maintained the same piece of software for more than a couple years, you'll understand how hard it is to pivot already-finished <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/tools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tools</span></a> to learn from <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/ParadigmShifts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ParadigmShifts</span></a> in the industry. Even if you try your hardest, it's very easy for the old way of doing things to be woven throughout your <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/codebase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>codebase</span></a> as assumptions.</p><p>As <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/JessFrazlle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JessFrazlle</span></a> mentioned in her first post, this is why most <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/CAD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CAD</span></a> software is not extensible. Most of them have assumptions about software that were true in 1990 but aren't anymore: that the <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>internet</span></a> doesn't exist; that <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/GPUs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GPUs</span></a> don't exist; that clicking is easier than typing for most user interactions”</p><p><a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>software</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/engineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>engineering</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/API" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>API</span></a> &lt;<a href="https://zoo.dev/blog/api-first-approach" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">zoo.dev/blog/api-first-approac</span><span class="invisible">h</span></a>&gt;</p>
sumanthvepa<p>Over the weekend I started <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/prototyping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>prototyping</span></a> an idea for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/visualization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>visualization</span></a> and exploration of a large <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/codebase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>codebase</span></a>. This is an early idea built around visualizing a project's <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/git" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>git</span></a> tree and associated code in a browser.</p><p>The initial prototype will focus on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>python</span></a> code. The image shows an exploration of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Flask" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Flask</span></a> framework. (I needed an example of reasonable size to play with. The project is not specific to flask)</p>
st1nger :unverified: 🏴‍☠️ :linux: :freebsd:<p>Tach – Visualize and untangle your <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Python</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/codebase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>codebase</span></a> (written in Rust) <a href="https://github.com/gauge-sh/tach" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">github.com/gauge-sh/tach</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Hacker News<p>Tach – Visualize and untangle your Python codebase — <a href="https://github.com/gauge-sh/tach" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">github.com/gauge-sh/tach</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tach</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Python</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Visualization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Visualization</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Codebase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Codebase</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tools</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a></p>