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Comment Re:Automation (Score 1) 53

It's not the centralization that did this, but the automation.

Coupled with arbitrary program limits and poor error handling and reporting. From TFS:

The software had a built-in limit of 200 bot detection features.
The enlarged file contained more than 200 entries.
The software crashed when it encountered the unexpected file size.

Comment Re:n/a (Score 1) 53

maybe centralization isn't such a good thing after all?

More like arbitrary program limits and poor error handling and reporting. From TFS:

The software had a built-in limit of 200 bot detection features.
The enlarged file contained more than 200 entries.
The software crashed when it encountered the unexpected file size.

Comment Fine for getting started (Score 4, Informative) 26

I'll agree with that, especially if you're younger / less experienced and don't have a lot of code you've written banked from which you can pull. Cleaning up, or at least heavily reviewing, the vibe code for production may be a good way to hone your skills. The environment is kind of like that already with the existence of sites like Stack Overflow -- none of which were around when I was in university and getting started.

Way back then, the system administrator (4.3BSD on VAX-11/785 and, later, also earlier Sun systems) was also a very knowledgeable programmer and would answer SA/coding questions - eventually. His first answer was always, "Did you read the man page?" [Off to read man pages.] His second was, "Did you read the source code?" [Off to read BSD source.] Then he would lean back, with the keyboard still on his lap, and scribble something helpful on the whiteboard... It actually was a good, if annoying, learning process as I read a LOT of man pages and BSD source -- which helped me a immensely when I became a SA and systems programmer.

Comment Easy peasy, pardon sleasy. (Score 2) 34

has pleaded guilty to lying to a federal agent

Former national security adviser Michael Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI and he got a pardon from the current President. If she doesn't have the political connections, this might cost just her some $$$ -- crypto or cash, they're not picky. /s

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