> This is a great point! Reminds me of Agentic software development. When it doesn't work out it's only evidence that you could have used more agents.

A concept older than agentic software development is bad workmen blaming his tools.

I mean, if you can't possibly hammer a nail then is it reasonable to blame the hammer?

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duskdozer 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

If it's an internet-required smarthammer without a handle that instead hits out on voice prompt, sometimes without enough or with too much force, sometimes knocks the nail out of the way and punches a hole, and sometimes hits you in the face, then yeah

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locknitpicker 2 days ago | parent [-]

> If it's an internet-required smarthammer without a handle that (...)

A suitable comparison would be to be faced with a nailgun and proceeding to criticize it on the grounds it doesn't have a handle, it doesn't pull nails, and it requires electricity to run.

While you complain about those detailed those using nailguns are an order of magnitude more productive at the same task, and can still carry a hammer in their toolbelt.

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duskdozer 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

I originally was writing the post using a nailgun, but decided someone would criticize it for straying too far away from a hammer. Alas.

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locknitpicker 2 days ago | parent [-]

> I originally was writing the post using a nailgun, but decided someone would criticize it for straying too far away from a hammer. Alas.

The point is still unaddressed, isn't it?

	▲	duskdozer a day ago \| parent [-]
		Well, no, the examples are basically the same. A wifi nailgun that sometimes shoots a nail straight through the board, doesn't shoot one at all, shoots it randomly to the side, shoots you with it, etc.

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cindyllm 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

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andersmurphy 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Clearly they didn't use enough hammer. Screws always require the most hammer. Common knowledge to any certified practitioner of Hammer™[1].

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Ekaros 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

You can use brick as hammer. Doesn't mean brick makes a good hammer or that person who tells that brick is a bad hammer and doesn't work from them is bad workman.