Time at Foxit ended suddenly and shockingly, producing unexpected job loss and significant emotional strain. The year may include more time without full-time employment while actively searching for work amid the worst job market seen in the author's career. Efforts to remain positive and persistent continue despite fatigue and discouragement. Curated links cover lesser-known behaviors of the anchor element's href, the importance of context windows for GenAI and the Goose tool for managing them, and a provocative critique of visual workflow/low-code tools that provokes strong disagreement while valuing belief-challenging perspectives.
If you missed the announcement, my time at Foxit was unceremoniously cut short which came as a complete shock. This may end up being the year I spend more time without a full time job than with. To be honest, I'm a really, really bad place right now, but, trying to maintain, and trying my best to once again find a job in the worst market I've seen in my career.
Context windows are an important factor when working with GenAI systems, and Rizel Scarlett does a great job introducing the topic in, "The AI Skeptic's Guide to Context Windows". I liked her coverage of the topic, but even more so, she talked about how Goose has some fascinating ways to help manage those windows. (I've been hearing about Goose for a while now but hadn't had the chance to check it out - now I'm motivated to do so.)
Ok, "manifesto" is a strong word, but the next link is one that is firmly in the "anti" low/no code space: "Every Visual Workflow Tool is Just Excel for Developers Who Gave Up". This is a post I 100% disagree with, strongly, firmly, etc. That being said, I think it's a good thing to challenge your own beliefs about development and this post does just that.
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