AI is not a passing fad, just like cloud computing wasn't. Yet they seem to be going through pretty similar hype cycles, a decade+ apart.
When Satya Nadella mentions #Copilot 3 times in his first 7 words of a social post about #msbuild2024 announcements, I can't help but be reminded about the classic #Dilbert cartoon.
If you hire a consultant to help evolve your products to age of AI, surprise them by saying "Copilot, Copilot, Copilot" at the start of your workshop.
Ten years & a day ago, this was the Dilbert comic strip. Which is supremely ironic given how Scott Adams has absolutely been the Alice in this strip for years now.
@wfaler What's the corollary for second-rate software engineers who realised their dreams of being senior managers despite lacking any charisma or aptitude?
Ich sehe das so: #Agile wollte ursprünglich mal, dass #Dilbert seine Arbeit in Ruhe machen kann und hat versucht, den Pointy-Haired Boss aus dem Prozess weitgehend rauszuhalten.
Passiert ist: Agile wurde selbstzweck und ein Heer von Pointy-Haired-Business-#Suits stört die Arbeit der Devs mit stetig neuen Prozess-"Innovationen".
Elon Musk is threatening to end his $44 billion agreement to buy Twitter, accusing the company of refusing to give him information about its spam bot accounts.