ND I started programming when I was 7. I'm 50 now and the thing I loved has changed (www.jamesdrandall.com)
848 points by jamesrandall 23 days ago | 668 comments on HN ~lite vlite-2.0
Summary ~lite
Author reflects on changes in tech industry and personal feelings of loss and adaptation.
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Longitudinal · 6 evals
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Audit Trail 14 entries
2026-03-05 10:24 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.280 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-05 10:24 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive)
2026-03-05 10:20 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.163 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-05 10:20 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai-psq: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-05 10:15 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.163 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-05 10:15 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai-psq: +0.16 (Mild positive)
2026-03-03 05:20 eval_success Lite evaluated: Neutral (0.04) - -
2026-03-03 05:20 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.04 (Neutral) +0.20
reasoning
Personal reflection on changes in programming and technology over 40 years
2026-03-03 05:20 rater_validation_warn Lite validation warnings for model llama-4-scout-wai: 1W 0R - -
2026-03-03 05:15 eval_success Lite evaluated: Mild negative (-0.16) - -
2026-03-03 05:15 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.16 (Mild negative)
reasoning
Personal reflection on changes in programming and technology over 40 years
2026-03-03 05:15 rater_validation_warn Lite validation warnings for model llama-4-scout-wai: 1W 1R - -
2026-03-03 05:10 eval_success Lite evaluated: Neutral (0.06) - -
2026-03-03 05:10 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.06 (Neutral)
reasoning
Personal reflection on tech industry changes