Fallthrough Defer Life Considered Harmful
Sep 23, 2025
Ron Evans, an experienced technologist and TinyGo evangelist, shares insights from his extensive career in embedded systems and robotics. He reflects on the lessons of past AI winters and their relevance today. Ron explains the significance of TinyGo and its application in running Go on microcontrollers. He discusses the societal impacts of AI on newcomers and offers advice for navigating this changing landscape. Ron also reveals his vision for combining TinyGo, computer vision, and automation in robotics.
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Hype Meets Management Demand
- Corporate demand and fear both drove rapid deployment after ChatGPT's demo-stage warnings.
- This created a sharp bifurcation between enthusiastic adopters and workers harmed by automation decisions.
Treat Code Generation As An Aid
- Do not assume code generation removes the need for human judgment; preserve roles requiring understanding and design.
- Use generation tools to automate mundane work while guarding for human decisions about what and why to build.
Prioritize Reading Code
- Read generated or third-party code carefully; reading code is more important than writing it.
- Interviewers should evaluate candidates' ability to read and reason about code, not only to write it.
