This reminds me of when Google added the LLMS.txt files to their help docs and then removed it and said it does not endorse LLMS.txt. I guess we will see where this goes but Google is saying, even though Markdown files are available, Google Search does not use it. It could be used for mnay othe reasons outside of Search.
We build production platforms with AI every day, and we work with teams doing the same with their own stack -Cursor, Claude Code, Copilot. The difference shows up fast. By day two, some codebases are already harder to change than they were yesterday. Others keep getting easier. The difference is never the model. It's what the code lands in. The teams we work with that hit a wall? It's always the same story.
We're excited to announce that Typelevel has been chosen as a recipient of the 2024 Spotify FOSS Fund! As a result, Spotify has donated €20,000 to Typelevel's OpenCollective. Our current funding goes towards recurring infrastructure expenses, and sending members of our code of conduct committee for training to better support our community. With these extra funds we'd like to expand our initiatives to encourage and support new contributors and users!
We're sunsetting Ruby Newbie and merging its content into the Ruby Users Forum. Ruby Newbie was a site dedicated to helping beginners get started with Ruby through guides, tutorials, and posts aimed at making the first steps in Ruby easier and more approachable. Here's what this means: By integrating everything into the Ruby Users Forum, we can build a stronger, up-to-date knowledge base and make it easier for new members to learn and connect with others.
This is a lot more serious than your company is admitting. For one thing, it's a huge liability to have an employee get so drunk that you have to physically carry him upstairs. You could have been hurt or you could have hurt him-both of which the company would likely have been liable for. And this isn't the first time something like this has happened. This is when you start documenting absolutely everything.
Research going back almost 100 years finds that when you have a task to complete, you are highly motivated to finish it. It stays active in your memory, and you seek opportunities to get it done. That tendency is normally a good one. But on a break, it is a factor that will drive your mind back to the workplace-even when you're supposed to be relaxing. To give yourself the best chance to chill, see if you can close out key tasks before you leave. At a minimum, reach a good stopping place on tasks so that you don't feel like you have left them incomplete.
Most issues faced by founder-dependent businesses stem from the lack of accessible knowledge for employees. In fact, critical processes, historical insights, and operational know-how are rarely documented, often living in the founder's head, making them the only source of information. Therefore, the most important step in building a self-sufficient organization is to create a knowledge base where every important piece of information is easily accessible to those who need it.
What happened with AWS outage recently is only a brief foreshadow of what might eventually come to pass if this trend continues. Imagine a world where most programmers are primarily LLM prompters with a very shallow understanding of core programming skills or even operational skills pertaining to an app, framework or library. What will we do if a major outage or technical issue occurs then and no person around knows what's really going on?
Refinancing a car loan can help reduce monthly payments or secure better rates, but lenders require documentation to assess borrower reliability.
Documentation isn’t just a formality; it’s essential for understanding how software is assembled, ensuring we can reproduce any version of any product at any time.
