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╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ ▓▓▓▓ 1st edition * 04/17/2023 ▓▓▓▓ ║ ║ ▓ ▓ ░░░ ▓ ▓ ▓▓▓ ║ ║ ▓ ▓ ░ ░ ▓▓ ▓ ▓ ▓ ▓ ░░ ║ ║ ▓▓▓ ░░░ ▓▓▓▓ ░░░░ ▓▓▓ ░░░ ▓▓▓ ▓▓ ░░░ ░░ ▓ ▓ ░░░ ▓▓▓ ░░░ ▓▓▓▓ ░ ░ ║ ║ ▓ ░ ░ ▓ ▓ ░ ▓ ▓ ░ ░ ▓ ▓ ▓ ░ ░ ░ ▓▓▓ ░ ░ ▓ ░ ░ ▓ ░░░ ║ ║ ▓ ░ ▓ ▓ ░ ░ ▓ ░ ░ ▓ ▓ ▓ ░ ░ ░ ▓ ░ ▓ ░ ░ ▓ ▓ ░ ║ ║ ▓ ░ ▓▓▓▓ ░░░ ▓ ░░░ ░ ▓ ▓ ▓ ░ ░ ░ ▓▓▓ ░ ▓ ░░░ ░ ▓▓▓ ░░░ ║ ╠══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ ║ BREAKING! Java Programmers Thankful for ChatGPT Taking their Jobs ──> {bit 01} ║ ╠═════════════════════════════╦════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ ║01 = Earlier today, Java ║03 = Twitter employees have been managing hundreds ║ ║programmers learned of a tool║of pull requests after making much of the app's code║ ║called "ChatGPT". Having been║open-sourced on gitHub. Little did they know, the ║ ║forced to use Eclipse IDE for║community is much better at programming Twitter than║ ║years, programmers at ║Twitter. The most popular pull request at the moment║ ║[redacted] had no idea that ║replaces the Twitter algorithm with the source code ║ ║computers could assist in ║content. Unfortunately, when we showed the code to ║ ║programming instead if ║an employee at Twitter, they did not seem ▄███████▄ ║ ║getting in the way of it. The║pleased. After further analysis, we have │▄▄-▄▄│ ║ ║contacted party found that ║concluded that the interview was the exact \ ^ / ║ ║ChatGPT could complete simple║moment the senior dev became Heisenberg. └───┘ ║ ║coding tasks, the only kind ╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ ║of task achievable in Java. ║04 = LISTENER QUESTION (anonymous) Is it actually ║ ║Unfortunately, the displaced ║important to comment your code? ║ ║developers were reassigned to║Response: While commenting your code can make it ║ ║working in Assembly to avoid ║easier for your coworkers to understand it, so does ║ ║receiving aid from machines. ║having an understanding of coding. If method headers║ ║Even ChatGPT won't touch that║and general notes aren't enough for your reviewer to║ ║crap. ║grasp your code, they should probably learn to code.║ ║-Seaman Wily, Editor In Chief╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ ╠═════════════════════════════╣05 = AI music generation has been improving so fast ║ ║02 = CODE PUZZLE (Difficuly: ║that artists haven't had the time to respond. A new ║ ║Advanced) What line of Python║AI model has found a way to make Drake's music 1% ║ ║code can run MORE than once? ║more robotic. The AI can generate basic music now, ║ ║ ___ i __ range(2): ║but programmers are hoping that soon, it will be ║ ║ ····execute(task) ║able to generate inspired music as well. -Dave Dave ║ ╚═════════════════════════════╩════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝