(01-18-2026, 05:32 PM)grymmjack Wrote: > Try not to be dogmatic about it. Don't live by any fixed "way", just go with the flow.
> Don't stop programming. It keeps old men brains active. (speaking from experience; this is important for us as we get older to keep using those things).
> You will need to get better at breaking down large builds to small tasks that are simply explained in an outline. AI is best when giving very direct, specific guidance. You will need to translate still, if you want to use it to the fullest.
> BUT ALL THIS NONSENSE ASIDE @pete you can continue doing whatever YOU LOVE, F the world and their ways, and no one is going to stop you. QB64PE will be maintained until the lead devs are in the dirt, or unable to type, I'm sure. And even then if you outlive them, you will be able to use the latest version forever and ever
> So either you can ignore the trends, and become "obsolete" - though this even is a matter of perception, and if you have the super power of "I don't care what others think" then you are never EVER obsolete.
@grymmjack
This is a bit funny, because I have to be a bit dogmatic to break down the quotes to help reply. (Otherwise, I'm more of, "My Karma ran over your dogma" type. Cool! That wraps up point #1!
One reason I keep programming is to ward off aging. The other reasons... I've forgotten.
I'm a big F the world and the horoscope it rode in on type. I'd state Bruce Lee had it right when he said, "Be water." I mean maybe if he was born a couple of decades later, it would be bottled water, but still. You know there was that episode of The Twilight Zone where a compulsive gambler died and found himself on the other site, in a giant casino. Everything bet he made he won, but after many days he got so board he asked the owner if he could go to the other place; to which the owner replied, "Sir, this is the other place!" So I guess we are all probably better off with the chaos, uncertainties, etc. in life. My takeaway is try and not get caught up in the many things out there that can bring you down and instead take that chunk of time to search for something better. In short, you can either spend your life building your own Karma, or spend it being caught up in other people's Karma.
So in closing, I hope you agree with every word of my reply, but if not... I DON"T GIVE A ...
Pete