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Failed to connect to MySQL: (1203) User howardkn already has more than 'max_user_connections' active connectionsPath: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Chris Ahlstrom Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy Subject: Re: More Funny Stuff From Joel Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2024 08:17:30 -0400 Organization: None Lines: 30 Message-ID: References: <17d716103c089ab3$7951$675878$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com> <2ej96j1mbvgiok4q5c57vdlo94itpfu5dt@4ax.com> <6664e989$0$2363151$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> Reply-To: OFeem1987@teleworm.us Injection-Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2024 14:17:30 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="7b45443339d8814a3a931dc1e6d40844"; logging-data="1102292"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18Dl8BpkNC1djDjfpauxVAR" User-Agent: slrn/1.0.3 (Linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:OWqUWpsOPByzg7x80dDpqJKG+vE= X-Slrn: Why use anything else? X-Mutt: The most widely-used MUA X-User-Agent: Microsoft Outl00k, Usenet K00k Editions Bytes: 2456 candycanearter07 wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties: > Tyrone wrote at 02:32 this Sunday (GMT): > > > > A lot of times, programming involves connecting "trivial problems in an > advanced way". Sorting a list of names would be needed for a dropdown, > letter or word counts are usually used to limit how much text a user can > input, and averages are useful for any kind of data summary. While > they're not /everything/ in programming, knowing the basics (or being > able to figure it out easily) can definitely help you out. They're also > fun to figure out in my opinion. > > [snip] >> In the real world, very few problems have "already been coded". Which is why >> people who proclaim that "AI" is going to make programmers "obsolete" have no >> GD clue what they are talking about. > > Yeah, AI is very very annoying and not a good replacement for coders. But here is another take: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/11/20/a-coder-considers-the-waning-days-of-the-craft There will also be a need for coders, though. Cannot completely trust what AI mines from the internet. -- You will remember something that you should not have forgotten.