Eric @ SkillFoundry.io
@skillfoundryio.bsky.social
Software architect, entrepreneur, teacher, gamer, father, not in that order!
My opinions are that of my employer, because it’s my company.
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https://youtube.com/@skillfoundryio
My opinions are that of my employer, because it’s my company.
Follow me on YouTube for developer content for beginners and early career.
https://youtube.com/@skillfoundryio
New rule. We’re either in a “national emergency” or the president gets to golf.
May 18, 2025 at 12:28 PM
New rule. We’re either in a “national emergency” or the president gets to golf.
Don’t worry advertisers, you’re not paying for bots.
Says the guy who cheats on his video game profiles.
Says the guy who cheats on his video game profiles.
May 2, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Don’t worry advertisers, you’re not paying for bots.
Says the guy who cheats on his video game profiles.
Says the guy who cheats on his video game profiles.
April 15, 2025 at 12:18 PM
There is a generation of new devs whose minds are blown by the idea that you can retrieve HTML snippets from a server and update just parts of the page.
Congrats! In 2003 we called that AJAX.
Congrats! In 2003 we called that AJAX.
April 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
There is a generation of new devs whose minds are blown by the idea that you can retrieve HTML snippets from a server and update just parts of the page.
Congrats! In 2003 we called that AJAX.
Congrats! In 2003 we called that AJAX.
Yes, my son, phones used to be physically attached to a wall and could, in a pinch, be used as bludgeoning weapons.
April 5, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Yes, my son, phones used to be physically attached to a wall and could, in a pinch, be used as bludgeoning weapons.
Happy Friday!
Just remember if you have AI anxiety that while AI CEOs are hyping worker replacement, Apple can't even get it to summarize emails and texts with Siri.
Just remember if you have AI anxiety that while AI CEOs are hyping worker replacement, Apple can't even get it to summarize emails and texts with Siri.
March 28, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Happy Friday!
Just remember if you have AI anxiety that while AI CEOs are hyping worker replacement, Apple can't even get it to summarize emails and texts with Siri.
Just remember if you have AI anxiety that while AI CEOs are hyping worker replacement, Apple can't even get it to summarize emails and texts with Siri.
Crafting good assessments and feedback rubrics are arguably the most important and challenging parts of the learning experience.
The availability of AI tools has only increased the challenge.
What are your plans for proper assessment going forward?
The availability of AI tools has only increased the challenge.
What are your plans for proper assessment going forward?
March 27, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Crafting good assessments and feedback rubrics are arguably the most important and challenging parts of the learning experience.
The availability of AI tools has only increased the challenge.
What are your plans for proper assessment going forward?
The availability of AI tools has only increased the challenge.
What are your plans for proper assessment going forward?
One thing I've learned about the education space over the years is how bad the vendor lock-in is in this space.
I think I'm going to do something about it.
Stay tuned.
I think I'm going to do something about it.
Stay tuned.
March 26, 2025 at 1:22 PM
One thing I've learned about the education space over the years is how bad the vendor lock-in is in this space.
I think I'm going to do something about it.
Stay tuned.
I think I'm going to do something about it.
Stay tuned.
I would have to be pretty desperate for work to show up for an interview and find an AI avatar waiting for me and not just immediately close the session.
I wonder how many professionals with in-demand skills and employment options would do the same?
I wonder how many professionals with in-demand skills and employment options would do the same?
March 25, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I would have to be pretty desperate for work to show up for an interview and find an AI avatar waiting for me and not just immediately close the session.
I wonder how many professionals with in-demand skills and employment options would do the same?
I wonder how many professionals with in-demand skills and employment options would do the same?
As an IT professional, let me assure the non tech audience that whatever level of concern you might have about DOGE and security leaks, isn’t enough.
March 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
As an IT professional, let me assure the non tech audience that whatever level of concern you might have about DOGE and security leaks, isn’t enough.
Funny but not funny.
If the vibe coders took 6 months learning to code, they’d be orders of magnitude more productive.
Even if they luck their way to a viable product, someone with actual skill and the same tools can just make a better version.
Ask AI about second mover advantage.
If the vibe coders took 6 months learning to code, they’d be orders of magnitude more productive.
Even if they luck their way to a viable product, someone with actual skill and the same tools can just make a better version.
Ask AI about second mover advantage.
March 22, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Funny but not funny.
If the vibe coders took 6 months learning to code, they’d be orders of magnitude more productive.
Even if they luck their way to a viable product, someone with actual skill and the same tools can just make a better version.
Ask AI about second mover advantage.
If the vibe coders took 6 months learning to code, they’d be orders of magnitude more productive.
Even if they luck their way to a viable product, someone with actual skill and the same tools can just make a better version.
Ask AI about second mover advantage.
A funny thing to me about vibe coding is that most of these apps are easily built on no code platforms that have been around for years.
The tech illiterate people celebrating this just aren’t aware of them.
The tech illiterate people celebrating this just aren’t aware of them.
March 20, 2025 at 1:08 PM
A funny thing to me about vibe coding is that most of these apps are easily built on no code platforms that have been around for years.
The tech illiterate people celebrating this just aren’t aware of them.
The tech illiterate people celebrating this just aren’t aware of them.
A little bit dark, but I have to ask people who live in high wage/high cost of living countries:
If all you're doing is prompting an AI tool to get all the work done, what makes you think anyone will pay you a living wage to do so? You're adding zero value to the process.
If all you're doing is prompting an AI tool to get all the work done, what makes you think anyone will pay you a living wage to do so? You're adding zero value to the process.
March 19, 2025 at 2:19 PM
A little bit dark, but I have to ask people who live in high wage/high cost of living countries:
If all you're doing is prompting an AI tool to get all the work done, what makes you think anyone will pay you a living wage to do so? You're adding zero value to the process.
If all you're doing is prompting an AI tool to get all the work done, what makes you think anyone will pay you a living wage to do so? You're adding zero value to the process.
Anyone ever wonder why, if Open AI $10k /month senior dev is effective, why they wouldn’t just become a major software platform and destroy every other SASS company on the planet?
March 18, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Anyone ever wonder why, if Open AI $10k /month senior dev is effective, why they wouldn’t just become a major software platform and destroy every other SASS company on the planet?
Claude is by far my favorite frontier model.
However, I have mixed feelings about 3.7 so far.
It really likes to do things you don't ask it to do.
Still the best coding model though.
Still not replacing developers.
However, I have mixed feelings about 3.7 so far.
It really likes to do things you don't ask it to do.
Still the best coding model though.
Still not replacing developers.
March 12, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Claude is by far my favorite frontier model.
However, I have mixed feelings about 3.7 so far.
It really likes to do things you don't ask it to do.
Still the best coding model though.
Still not replacing developers.
However, I have mixed feelings about 3.7 so far.
It really likes to do things you don't ask it to do.
Still the best coding model though.
Still not replacing developers.
A lot of the time when I first get called into consult on learning experiences I find either a text wall or a video "information dump" that serves as training.
We can do so much more for our learners.
If information dumping all learners need, then the completion rate of MOOCs wouldn't be under 5%.
We can do so much more for our learners.
If information dumping all learners need, then the completion rate of MOOCs wouldn't be under 5%.
March 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM
A lot of the time when I first get called into consult on learning experiences I find either a text wall or a video "information dump" that serves as training.
We can do so much more for our learners.
If information dumping all learners need, then the completion rate of MOOCs wouldn't be under 5%.
We can do so much more for our learners.
If information dumping all learners need, then the completion rate of MOOCs wouldn't be under 5%.
Unsophisticated wrapper around LLM is this generation’s “Todo” app.
March 10, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Unsophisticated wrapper around LLM is this generation’s “Todo” app.
Maybe I'm being overly critical, but if you're doing a remote interview:
- Have your camera on.
- Make sure your space is clear of clutter.
- Make sure there isn't a lot of background noise.
Some candidates really aren't thinking about how they present themselves.
- Have your camera on.
- Make sure your space is clear of clutter.
- Make sure there isn't a lot of background noise.
Some candidates really aren't thinking about how they present themselves.
March 7, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Maybe I'm being overly critical, but if you're doing a remote interview:
- Have your camera on.
- Make sure your space is clear of clutter.
- Make sure there isn't a lot of background noise.
Some candidates really aren't thinking about how they present themselves.
- Have your camera on.
- Make sure your space is clear of clutter.
- Make sure there isn't a lot of background noise.
Some candidates really aren't thinking about how they present themselves.
This $5M US citizenship thing. How about you let me sell mine.
I’ll throw in my house and a few acres of land and happily live the rest of my days abroad.
I’ll throw in my house and a few acres of land and happily live the rest of my days abroad.
March 5, 2025 at 1:36 PM
This $5M US citizenship thing. How about you let me sell mine.
I’ll throw in my house and a few acres of land and happily live the rest of my days abroad.
I’ll throw in my house and a few acres of land and happily live the rest of my days abroad.
I wonder how much money some decision makers could earn if they blocked off a few hours of their time a month and let people bid on booking a meeting with them.
I'd be more than happy to listen to any sales pitch for the right price...
What do you think?
I'd be more than happy to listen to any sales pitch for the right price...
What do you think?
March 4, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I wonder how much money some decision makers could earn if they blocked off a few hours of their time a month and let people bid on booking a meeting with them.
I'd be more than happy to listen to any sales pitch for the right price...
What do you think?
I'd be more than happy to listen to any sales pitch for the right price...
What do you think?
If you're worried about AI tools replacing you as a developer, just go read the GitHub issues for some of them.
"Doesn't work"
"OMG it's burning so many tokens failing, stop charging me!"
"It fails when the project gets 'large'" (they think large is 30 files)
etc.
"Doesn't work"
"OMG it's burning so many tokens failing, stop charging me!"
"It fails when the project gets 'large'" (they think large is 30 files)
etc.
March 3, 2025 at 1:23 PM
If you're worried about AI tools replacing you as a developer, just go read the GitHub issues for some of them.
"Doesn't work"
"OMG it's burning so many tokens failing, stop charging me!"
"It fails when the project gets 'large'" (they think large is 30 files)
etc.
"Doesn't work"
"OMG it's burning so many tokens failing, stop charging me!"
"It fails when the project gets 'large'" (they think large is 30 files)
etc.
One of the most infuriating things about AI is what companies aren't doing.
Client sends me an email with some days and times to meet. How about you highlight the ones where I'm available and pre-fill a meeting invite for me?
#WhoTheHellIsTheProductManager
Client sends me an email with some days and times to meet. How about you highlight the ones where I'm available and pre-fill a meeting invite for me?
#WhoTheHellIsTheProductManager
March 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
One of the most infuriating things about AI is what companies aren't doing.
Client sends me an email with some days and times to meet. How about you highlight the ones where I'm available and pre-fill a meeting invite for me?
#WhoTheHellIsTheProductManager
Client sends me an email with some days and times to meet. How about you highlight the ones where I'm available and pre-fill a meeting invite for me?
#WhoTheHellIsTheProductManager
I'm kind of curious. Would any technical hiring managers in my network hire a candidate who couldn't code Fizzbuzz without AI?
It's not like this is a new hiring issue. I used to regularly interview candidates who couldn't code at all:
https://vist.ly/3mvy7ff
It's not like this is a new hiring issue. I used to regularly interview candidates who couldn't code at all:
https://vist.ly/3mvy7ff
Why Can't Programmers.. Program?
I was incredulous when I read this observation from Reginald Braithwaite:Like me, the author is having trouble with the fact that 199 out of 200 applicants for every programming job can't write code at all. I repeat: they can't write any code whatsoever.The author he's referring to is
blog.codinghorror.com
February 26, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I'm kind of curious. Would any technical hiring managers in my network hire a candidate who couldn't code Fizzbuzz without AI?
It's not like this is a new hiring issue. I used to regularly interview candidates who couldn't code at all:
https://vist.ly/3mvy7ff
It's not like this is a new hiring issue. I used to regularly interview candidates who couldn't code at all:
https://vist.ly/3mvy7ff
A little over 20 years into my career and so many people still don't understand the concept of:
Fast
Cheap
Good
Pick two.
Fast
Cheap
Good
Pick two.
February 25, 2025 at 1:22 PM
A little over 20 years into my career and so many people still don't understand the concept of:
Fast
Cheap
Good
Pick two.
Fast
Cheap
Good
Pick two.
As I’ve been saying, if you have AI anxiety, touch grass, continue growing your skills.
futurism.com/openai-resea...
futurism.com/openai-resea...
OpenAI Researchers Find That Even the Best AI Is "Unable To Solve the Majority" of Coding Problems
OpenAI researchers have admitted that even the most advanced AI models can't really solve the coding problems put in front of them.
futurism.com
February 24, 2025 at 8:31 PM
As I’ve been saying, if you have AI anxiety, touch grass, continue growing your skills.
futurism.com/openai-resea...
futurism.com/openai-resea...