Articles for category: Drive

2 weeks ago

Greg Thomas

The Easy Metric

Tokens were our gateway to playing games. Now they are the measure of our work and efficiency. They don’t have to be, they shouldn’t be, but right now, many companies are looking at token consumption as a successful metric for adoption. Why? Because it’s easy, it’s one thing, easy to count, easy to add, easy to subtract, and it gives you a nice number. The easy metrics have always been eschewed by leaders because they only measure what is easy, and not what is right. Accountability. Value. Responsibility. Leadership. Commitment. These are the values that we have always wanted in

3 weeks ago

Greg Thomas

Back to the Terminal

We have gone from the terminal to super-integrated and beautiful User Interface designs. Now we are back to cool-looking terminals that are slick and watch information scroll by in a variety of colours. It’s all a cycle, and I’m so glad that all of my console skills have not gone to waste!

3 weeks ago

Greg Thomas

We will always have Regex

In all our agents, in all our copilots, in all our fancy code. We will always have Regex. I still need help with Regex and using tools to help me find the most effective expression. Twenty years ago, when I was starting out, if you had of told me that Regex would be the one constant between now and then, I’m not sure I would have believed you. But there it is… Regex Never Dies.

3 weeks ago

Greg Thomas

No One Likes to Run

Starting is easy, but midway through, something starts to hurt. Just when you think you’ve mastered a distance, you add on a few more, thinking it will be nothing and hurt even more. Figuring out your pace is hard; some days you are on fire, other days you’re way behind. To improve, you need to show up every day. It’s not only about running, mixing in biking and hills can help, but they aren’t always running, it’s something else. If you’re running for fun, that’s great, but most people have a goal in mind, and reaching that goal can be

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