99% of dev work has already been done before. That's why most modern dev is "Search Google" -> StackOverflow or random blog post -> copy & paste + tweak code LLMs and AI code completion tools (eg. GitHub Copilot) drastically simplify this even further. In a few years, you'll simply write a prompt and the … Continue reading We’re Competing With Each Other Against Our Own Economic Irrelevance

"There will be no programmers in five years.” -Emad Mostaque, founder and CEO of Stability AI (Stable Diffusion) I agree with this, except I’d put the timeframe more conservatively around 10 years. I think in 5 years, most software development will be done by computers. Humans will prompt AIs that generate the code. AI at … Continue reading Human Programmers Will be Mostly Obsolete in 5 Years

Left Tokyo today after spending a week there (and the week prior in Fukuoka). I already wrote this article praising Japan shortly after arriving, and now I’ll give another recap 11 days later upon leaving. Tokyo is now what I consider to be the best city in the world. I’ll caveat this by saying that … Continue reading Tokyo Trip Reflections – The Nicest City

I just arrived last night to Japan, and I honestly think Japan might be my favorite country. I’ve been to Japan many times (I’m half-Japanese so used to come every year as a kid), but every time I come back I’m still blown away. Don’t get me wrong I’m not necessarily saying I would live … Continue reading Japan Might Be My Favorite Country

A few days ago I arrived to Hong Kong. It’s my first time here, and I’ve always wanted to go ever since I watched Rush Hour 2 - one of my favorite movies of all time. (side note: have there actually been any good comedy movies release over the last decade? I honestly don’t remember … Continue reading Left Bali, now in Hong Kong

The future of coding will just be telling a computer what to do in plain English (or whatever language you speak). Prompting will become the new coding, and hand coding will only only be used to intervene when the AI fails. We’re currently at the stage in the AI cycle where AI is becoming pretty … Continue reading When AI Can Execute, Your Job Will No Longer Be Necessary

I’ve been traveling for the last 5 years (ok admittedly staying in places and living like a normal person from time to time) and here are what I consider the stages of traveling: Euphoria This is when things are awesome. You’re having new experiences, meeting new people, learning, and enjoying life. You might wonder why … Continue reading The Phases of Long Term Traveling

I think everyone knows deep down what they need to do. But this is often muddled by competing voices in our head questioning and resisting everything - such as by procrastinating. This is more true the higher the perceived risk like starting a business, quitting a job, asking someone out, ending a relationship, doing something … Continue reading Never Regret Being Authentic – Trust Your Logical Intuition

I arrived to India last week - my first time visiting the country - and it’s already the most interesting country I’ve ever been to, at least that I can remember. I expected culture shock, and India has exceeded my expectations. I write this from Dharamshala (home of Dalai Lama in exile) and this is … Continue reading Mind vs. Brain (random brain dump from India)

If I regret anything from my past, it’s not living more authentically. Living authentically means living honestly, doing what you want to do, and speaking your mind honestly. This doesn’t give you a license to treat people like sh*t and tell her she looks fat in that dress, but it does mean talking about what … Continue reading Live Authentically