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157 points stuartmemo | 3 comments | 31 Oct 25 10:15 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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fainpul ◴[31 Oct 25 09:39 UTC] No.45770062[source]▶
This makes me wonder: what do developers, who completely rely on LLMs to write their code, do when the service is down?

I realize this is already a problem for other jobs, which require working with SAAS, but it seems odd to me that now some developers will fall into this "helpless" category as well.

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1. efsavage ◴[31 Oct 25 18:51 UTC] No.45775364[source]▶
Early in my career (which started in civil engineering) I was working with a man at the very end of his, which started in the 1950s. I was the young tech-focused intern who found a way to use a computer for everything even when printed and sometimes hand-drawn plans were the standard of the day. He asked me once if I knew how to use a slide rule, which I didn't.

"Well, what do you do when the power goes out?", he asked.

"I go home, just like you would.", I said with a smile.

He paused for a moment and nodded, "you know, you're absolutely right".

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2. fainpul ◴[31 Oct 25 19:00 UTC] No.45775477[source]▶
Nice story. I guess it can be looked at as some sort of parable. But if I take it literally: I never had a power outage at work, but SAAS downtime happens every year (probably multiple times).
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3. DANmode ◴[02 Nov 25 00:41 UTC] No.45786892[source]▶
Make sure you have enough vRAM around for the local models!

or, take the brief, unscheduled break.

Most corporate cultures need it ;]