while more game dev focused, I made a video about why I think Lua is the best language for learning game programming! youtu.be/BklgEGF1gLU There are so many great tools, frameworks, engines, and I think it's great language to grow with!

Why Lua is the best language for learning game programming

YouTube video by Brett Makes Games

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I made a video screencast on how to refactor away from try...catch to using the Result pattern in TypeScript & JS: youtu.be/Ks-kkjMkp8o

TypeScript & JavaScript error handling is pretty bad (and how to make it better)

YouTube video by Brett Codes

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when we said testing was good, we didn't mean write 50 tests for every function

ai companies hate this trick — how to code without AI, a step-by-step guide

I'm p confident a lot of people will resonate with this brettcodes.com/im-done-usin... We need more perspectives from people with lots of experience as developers!

I'm done using AI

Why I'm stopping using AI for coding (and anything else) after using it earnestly for a year and coming to understand the harms it causes on personal, societal, and environmental levels.

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Why my decision to stop using AI is an ethical decision, why AI-assisted learning for coding is worse than the other options, & my journey to realizing that AI is hated outside of tech: youtu.be/P6FZKrE-Hfo We need more humanist thinking in tech, less talk about productivity & number go up.

Why I don't use AI for just the easy things

YouTube video by Brett Codes

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If there's one thing I know devs love, it's being "fed" requirements! Prototyping & learning by iteration existed before AI and still exists without it. Wireframing, pen & paper, or even writing the front-end mock UI in code by hand. That way is much more collaborative & results in better software.

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Different perspectives: some expert programmers feel that LLM pull them away from their craft. Architect/product managers like me who usually manage or feed programmers with requirements & specifications, and don't code much, are ecstatic at their new-found power to prototype and learn by iteration.

my vid & blog post about stopping using AI for coding has gone viral; the response has largely been reaffirming and supportive, which means a lot! and I'm in a much better headspace and enjoying coding and my work

A ramble video about why I'm done using AI for coding youtu.be/2ZU3j4GQ4K8 I talk about my history with the technology, how it leds to worse software, and the negative impacts on society, the environment, and my mental health.

I'm done coding with AI

YouTube video by Brett Codes

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I made a TS/JS library @brettchalupa/result to make error handling and control flow better, inspired by Rust's Result-type. Here's the source: codeberg.org/brettchalupa... a blog post introducing it: brettcodes.com/better-javas... registries: jsr.io/@brettchalup... & www.npmjs.com/package/@bre...

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Type-safe Result pattern for TypeScript, inspired by Rust

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I wrote an essay about why I'm done using AI for coding, even if it costs me my job and career: brettcodes.com/im-done-usin... The basic gist is: AI made me a worse, apathetic programmer. I think it's bad for humanity, the planet, and the craft of software engineering. And I'm done using it.

I'm done using AI

Why I'm stopping using AI for coding (and anything else) after using it earnestly for a year and coming to understand the harms it causes on personal, societal, and environmental levels.

brettcodes.com

Hi, my name is Brett. I just joined Bluesky. I make programming screencasts and write about coding.