Slaying Software Zombies with LLMs (and lesser incantations)

pk
Software , Blog
December 16, 2023

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Please enjoy my PyOhio talk on slaying software zombies!

I’m talking about a very real problem of dealing with metacode (tests, docs, bugs, requirements etc…) that are no longer completely accurate (thus, zombies) due to not being in sync with the product & its code updating.

AI, particularly LLMs, provide some interesting mechanisms to address keeping said zombies at bay.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kcLgHDQicg&t=13217s

Marimo - a great new tool for building micro- & internal apps

pk
Blog , Software , Gear

Introduction to Marimo I’m a huge fan of Marimo - a next generation Python “notebook” which, like predecessors such as Jupyter & Hex, provide a useful paradigm that’s more reusable than a script but has great REPL-like interactivity.

build your own quote of the day + reminder system

I enjoy this Daily Zen quotes site - a Slack reminder pushes me to explore my belief system and also produces many of the quotes I include here: https://www.