GOG job listing for a Senior Software Engineer notes "Linux is the next major frontier"
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Luddites didn't fear technology, they feared for the commoditisation of manual labour and they were dead on right as pauperism followed.
Waiting for this comment lmao
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If your morals and ethics can be changed by inevitability then what's that say about you?
Would you have taken a moral stance against automated telephone switchboards or online shopping?
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If you think every LLM tool is a product of an over valued tech bro company then what’s that say about you?
The referenced job is clearly talking about the current over valued tech bro kind, you buffoon.
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Well I will not share a screencast where a local LLM helps with code completion on a private project. You talk like you're a proficient developer, you can try that on your own. And where is the fallacy?
We've got studies that show AI makes you feel more productive while you're actually less productive. And all you're offering is a feeling you feel. Get high on your own supply if you want, but don't drag down good companies with your evangelism.
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Anti AI arguments are always good for a laugh. I enjoy using the best tools for my job. Sometimes the best tool for software development is AI. Sometimes AI does a bad job and other tools work best. What does that make me? A software developer, I suppose.
Yeah and typing "make a picture of a hot dog" into a text field makes one an artist...
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Would you have taken a moral stance against automated telephone switchboards or online shopping?
Yeah if their impact was as negative.
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Anti AI arguments are always good for a laugh. I enjoy using the best tools for my job. Sometimes the best tool for software development is AI. Sometimes AI does a bad job and other tools work best. What does that make me? A software developer, I suppose.
AI Bros are always good for a laugh. They can't point to any industry successes, pretend massive industry failures like Microsoft don't count, and generally trust their own feelings over facts.
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Yeah if their impact was as negative.
Both of those things put a lot of people out of work, but our economy adapted, and there was nothing to be gained by shaming the people embracing the technology that was clearly going to take over. I'm not convinced AI tools are that, but if they are, then nothing can stop it, and you're shaming a bunch of people who have literally no choice.
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Source: https://www.gog.com/en/work/senior-software-engineer-c-gog-galaxy
We already knew that GOG were going to be looking more seriously at Linux, as covered here previously on GamingOnLinux. However, they're going a step further as noted in their job listing on how "Linux is the next major frontier".
Job Requirements:
Active use of AI tools in daily development workflows, and enthusiasm for helping the team increase adoption
Nice to have:
Passion for games and game preservation
AI Mandatory, game preservation optional. Glad they got their priorities straight
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They use generative AI for assets in their website and require potential devs to use AI in their workflow. Fuck em.
The good thing is they don't have DRM so boycott is extremely easy and at the same time very hard
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Both of those things put a lot of people out of work, but our economy adapted, and there was nothing to be gained by shaming the people embracing the technology that was clearly going to take over. I'm not convinced AI tools are that, but if they are, then nothing can stop it, and you're shaming a bunch of people who have literally no choice.
Why are you defending it? You aren't GOG and I'm some random person expressing an opinion that you chose to interact with.
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They use generative AI for assets in their website and require potential devs to use AI in their workflow. Fuck em.
I would love to. They deserve a little lovin’ for all the work they put in preserving games. 10/10, would buy games from them over Steam any and every day.
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ok that was always allowed
I wish though they were a bit more friendly towards Proton/Wine. Knowing what games are compatible and to what degree before purchasing them would make me happier.
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Why are you defending it? You aren't GOG and I'm some random person expressing an opinion that you chose to interact with.
Well they’re some random person expressing their opinion as well. Why are you denying them the same right you claim?
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Two days old. Before they were saying to "consider" implementing a linux version for their launcher, now they are hiring.
Corollary: All news are old news.
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Why are you defending it? You aren't GOG and I'm some random person expressing an opinion that you chose to interact with.
I used an example of two technologies that were destructive and inevitable, now both definitely parts of your daily life, to show how silly it is take a stance against a technology like that. I don't need to work at GOG for that to be the case. And to reiterate, AI might not be inevitable. If it's not, this problem takes care of itself economically, and you don't need to shame anyone.
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AI Bros are always good for a laugh. They can't point to any industry successes, pretend massive industry failures like Microsoft don't count, and generally trust their own feelings over facts.
If you think you’re immune to that, you’re an idiot.
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ok that was always allowed
Yeah, but they gotta make sure everyone knows they have an opinion, lest you forget they exist
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AI Bros are always good for a laugh. They can't point to any industry successes, pretend massive industry failures like Microsoft don't count, and generally trust their own feelings over facts.
trust thsir own feelings over facts
Can I take a guess that you are not currently employed in the software development industry?
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Job Requirements:
Active use of AI tools in daily development workflows, and enthusiasm for helping the team increase adoption
Nice to have:
Passion for games and game preservation
AI Mandatory, game preservation optional. Glad they got their priorities straight
enthusiasm for helping the team increase adoption
Seems like they want to hire an AI salesman, not an engineer.
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