Valerie Aurora 🇺🇦
Valerie Aurora 🇺🇦

@vaurora@mstdn.social

Systems software consultant solving complex problems in networking, file systems, and operating systems. American relocated to the Netherlands in 2023. Sadly not owned by a cat.

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Profile pic: middle-aged white woman with short blue hair, smiling

Banner image: Ukraine flag

February 5, 2025

i’ve taught students who are new to programming who try to justify their use of LLM code tools with self deprecation — “i’m bad at this”, “there’s no way i could ever figure it out on my own.” i wish i knew how to get through that the actual value your college tuition pays for is access to live human beings whose job it is to give you the kind of help you’re seeking from the LLM. that those human relationships are what give life meaning & there are so precious few opportunities to create them

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