Feels like a rug pull.. smells like enshittification

Don't buy from Amazon and expect anything but. Knowing the kind of company it is and still being a customer is inexcusable.

this is a long article that doesn't say much at all. likely generated by AI?

it goes on for ages just to reach the point of "write the tests first"

We really need to add "please don't write comments witch-hunting articles for AI usage" into the guidelines at this rate

It is useful for those of us always checking the comments first, to decide if the article is worth reading.

Yes, but it's interesting that you can teach it to do arithmetic, don't you think? Most things can't be taught to do arithmetic, making this "transformer" thing slightly magical. And so then it seems interesting to investigate exactly how much magic is needed to achieve this.

In theory, there is an infinite number of systems with simple emergent rules that can eventually be taught arithmetic.

> Most things can't be taught to do arithmetic, making this "transformer" thing slightly magical.

Yep, for people who don't have know the fundamentals (i.e. maths). To people who don't know the universal approximation theorem, this may seem like "magic", but it's just as much magic as making a dark room bright by flipping a light switch.

> You’re left reaching inward for something that the process never required you to develop, and the gap between the effort you expected to invest and the effort that was actually needed starts to feel like a personal failure rather than a feature of the technology.

It already is.

Doesn't sound that fking welcoming to me

This is almost a feature, it allows people who are more curious to unlock without buying more cartridges

Past certain level, it seemingly was cutting edge stuff, and has been mentioned as such in comics like this: https://xkcd.com/619/

Because people are habitual, and mental load increases when you have to learn the UI again every update. Like if someone decided to change all your pots and pans every few months, it's harzadous for cooking.