Why “given” is being discussed
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i've been coding for... decades. and i love programming and learning new things. unfortunately nobody wants me to do it for money, so i've given up. and since i can do nothing e…
by patterner · Sep 11, 2026
Somebody ate Adam Neely's video hook line and sinker. I do agree, but I don't know how many generations will die before we can overturn the ridiculousness of the current approac…
by mtizim · Sep 11, 2026
Well, recognizing (recalling) Pooh on a towel as being the same as a picture of Pooh in book can also just be regarded as generalization, same as recognizing that someone lookin…
by HarHarVeryFunny · Sep 11, 2026
Having had a similar upbringing, I strongly agree. I have a hard time not lashing out at people that fall into this trap given how important that early access to computers ended…
by hgoel · Sep 11, 2026
I'm sympathetic to the author's core position. I think LLMs as they're currently deployed are doing net societal harm so far. For example, for every React app whistled up in fiv…
by cfiggers · Sep 11, 2026
Reposting my comment from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49646963 Congrats on the launch here. I've been messing with this over the last few hours- super su…
by agentdev001 · Sep 11, 2026
Interest
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Mentions
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A given is a statement or a condition assumed to be true or known, often to explain or give an example of something; for related topics, see: Read more on Wikipedia