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I'm spending the day refactoring a big data analytics job that runs monthly that was written by an associate a couple years ago.

The report is highly used, which is great, but the code is... not great.

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I'm spending the day refactoring a big data analytics job that runs monthly that was written by an associate a couple years ago.

The report is highly used, which is great, but the code is... not great.

1/x

#ScottProgramming #ScottComputerProgramming

One thing I'm seeing more of is someone arguing that "Artificial Intelligence" only refers to Large Language Models such as ChatGPT and Gemini, and not anything else.

I grant that in 2026, maybe that is how laypeople use the term.

However, AI is a broad umbrella. Example: many include supervised machine learning models such as linear regression and decision trees, even though those are deterministic algorithms to produce a result.

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One thing I'm seeing more of is someone arguing that "Artificial Intelligence" only refers to Large Language Models such as ChatGPT and Gemini, and not anything else.

I grant that in 2026, maybe that is how laypeople use the term.

However, AI is a broad umbrella. Example: many include supervised machine learning models such as linear regression and decision trees, even though those are deterministic algorithms to produce a result.

#ScottComputing #ScottComputerProgramming

I sometimes write scripts in Windows #PowerShell because it's a programming tool that is widely available in my environment without requiring any additional installs. I find the syntax to be clunky, but it's capable.

As I've noted before, I'm required to use Copilot at work, so I use it for tasks like this to burn tokens and earn work termination deferment points.

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I sometimes write scripts in Windows #PowerShell because it's a programming tool that is widely available in my environment without requiring any additional installs. I find the syntax to be clunky, but it's capable.

As I've noted before, I'm required to use Copilot at work, so I use it for tasks like this to burn tokens and earn work termination deferment points.

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#MicrosoftCopilot #MicrosoftAnnoyances #ScottComputerProgramming #ScottProgramming

ERROR 180-322: Statement is not valid or it is used out of proper order.

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ERROR 180-322: Statement is not valid or it is used out of proper order.

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The year 2026 may be the year I finally make it a priority to read Kurzweil’s book.

You know. Now that we’ve actually crossed the event horizon and it’s too late to reverse course.

Pre-post edit: looks like I’d have to decide which book I’d want to read. He has at least 3 now.

#Kurzweil #SingularityIsNear #AgeOfSpiritualMachines #RayKurzweil #ScottComputerProgramming #ComputerScience

The year 2026 may be the year I finally make it a priority to read Kurzweil’s book.

You know. Now that we’ve actually crossed the event horizon and it’s too late to reverse course.

Pre-post edit: looks like I’d have to decide which book I’d want to read. He has at least 3 now.

#Kurzweil #SingularityIsNear #AgeOfSpiritualMachines #RayKurzweil #ScottComputerProgramming #ComputerScience