Clojurians Log v2

> Even in rare cases where my interlocutor has stated that things are going well (usually while the project is still mid-flight and failure has not had a chance to manifest), it is generally obvious that they are doomed, but at least in these cases I can simply agree and then go home to scream into a pillow for six hours straight.

> As a general rule you should avoid getting into business with a liar, but if you must, you can at least reason with them even if only in private. A true believer is much more threatening because they are impervious to even inducement by self-interest.

This really seems to be the crux of the matter, organisations are filled either with true believers, or people who act as true believers, so they won't lose their job

Finished reading. Fantastic article.

Great tips at the end, too.

> The net result of this is that almost every large organisation that I am aware of is no longer able to focus on anything important, unless they are one of the (very) few organisations where AI happens to address their highest priorities. They cannot buy sensible software, hire competent talent, communicate honestly with executives about the state of projects, or undertake any sort of sensible initiative. I have heard about customers of consulting services reject an offer because a competing offer had “a more clear strategy for using AI in the development process” 😱

>please dear God, do not let it be on earth as it is on LinkedIn”. 😂

> It was like a dark and terrible force seized control of their limbs, plunged their hands into their own chests, and presented their still-beating credit cards to us in grim supplication This is my favorite because it matches what I feel

It's written by AI that's why lol

Our CTO gathered everyone for a meeting disguised as the normal bi-weekly team meeting where he didn't allow anyone else to talk and spent 20 minutes telling everyone how they are responsible for the code that they are forced to produce with AI.

Maybe it all ends well. Dysfunctional companies won't survive after all these poor decisions. Maybe good companies can fill the void after.

I honestly don't know what will happen with software development in general - to the point I fear I'll be forced to look to another area to be honest. It sometimes does feel a "worldwide gaslight" for me - and every time I point a problem with how things are moving, the answer is always "you're doing it wrong"...

Sounds like someone somewhere realized that LLMs can’t be held liable, and if they just tell you to put agents to work, then you’re not liable either. That would leave liability at the feet of the person who issued the order: C-suite, or just below. This way, they can always respond “we’ve taken stern measures and fired the person whose terminal was running the offending Fable session” when shit hits the fan.

Let’s capitalize and launch Scapegoatr: “accountability” provider.

It's a good way to know where not to work. It's one thing to say: we will pay for x, y, and z tools and give you the freedom to use them. Another thing to say effectively, we believe the tools are what provide value and you don't. (But for some reason we're hiring anyway)

There was actually another part that said "you are measured by metrics, like clients onboarded, not by tasks" Essentially it felt the company wanted someone to put the blame when things went wrong