IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

Deathwing · 2026-09-05T16:35:03-0400

ShakyJake said:
For us, we just got a token bump to "60,000" credits per month -- whatever that equates to. All I know is, we were running half that up until then and it was apparently costing the org couple hundred bucks a month. I mean, that's pretty cheap all things considered. Our new junior dev is massively productive thanks to AI, taking on tasks that would ordinarily be far beyond her abilities. Also, GPT Luna Max is an amazing workhorse and is very cheap.

Is that couple hundred the orgs flat subscription cost? Or was that the cost of that bump?

Deathwing · 2026-09-05T16:37:39-0400

Noodleface said:
With chatgpt and Claude now there's really no excuse to not use git. First it teaches it very well.. and with Claude it will do it for you if you let it

I'm not sure I agree about the teaching part. Claude will amend an old commit and force push, but will that teach you the specific commands and options you should use to do that? And more importantly, when is the right time to force push?

Noodleface · 2026-09-05T16:54:21-0400

Deathwing said:
I'm not sure I agree about the teaching part. Claude will amend an old commit and force push, but will that teach you the specific commands and options you should use to do that? And more importantly, when is the right time to force push?

Sure I get that. But you can ask Claude to work through using git and it will teach you the right way more or less.

Not saying it's perfect but the barrier for entry on git just doesn't exist .

Deathwing · 2026-09-05T18:41:03-0400

Noodleface said:
Sure I get that. But you can ask Claude to work through using git and it will teach you the right way more or less.

Not saying it's perfect but the barrier for entry on git just doesn't exist .

How would you do this without significantly cutting into the productivity? Understanding and approving every command it wants to run can take more time than just doing it yourself.

I've been having trouble determining when I should and should not use AI. I don't like getting to the end of an implementation, I read and understood the plan and all the diffs, but I don't feel like an expert on that code.

Noodleface · 2026-09-05T19:49:21-0400

Deathwing said:
How would you do this without significantly cutting into the productivity? Understanding and approving every command it wants to run can take more time than just doing it yourself.

I've been having trouble determining when I should and should not use AI. I don't like getting to the end of an implementation, I read and understood the plan and all the diffs, but I don't feel like an expert on that code.

I'm talking about for a retarded person like your ex coworker where their productivity is shit

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