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What could possibly go wrong? #DOGE to rapidly rebuild #SocialSecurity #codebase.

Under any circumstances, a migration of this size and scale would be a massive undertaking, experts tell WIRED, but the expedited deadline runs the risk of obstructing payments to the more than 65 million people in the US currently receiving Social Security benefits.
#cobol #ssa #takeover #retirement #takedown #maga #trump

> sadly, most likely crash and burn

arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20

Ars Technica · What could possibly go wrong? DOGE to rapidly rebuild Social Security codebase.By WIRED

What a bunch of morons... 😤

#DOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA #Codebase in Months, #Risking Benefits and System #Collapse

"Social Security systems contain tens of millions of lines of code written in #COBOL, an archaic programming language. Safely rewriting that code would take years—DOGE wants it done in months.

Musk pointed to data he allegedly pulled from the system that showed 150-year-olds in the US were receiving benefits, something that isn’t actually happening..."
wired.com/story/doge-rebuild-s

WIRED · DOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA Code Base in Months, Risking Benefits and System CollapseBy Makena Kelly

#DOGE Plans to Rebuild #SSA #Codebase In Months, Risking Benefits and System Collapse

#SocialSecurity systems contain tens of millions of lines of code written in #COBOL , an archaic programming language. Safely rewriting that code would take years—DOGE wants it done in months.

> #deluded or #lying ? They couldn’t even handle building that website.

wired.com/story/doge-rebuild-s

WIRED · DOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA Code Base in Months, Risking Benefits and System CollapseBy Makena Kelly

Another thing to do with codebases: explore the non code files which tell fascinating stories about the projects, their authors, and maintainers.

Some examples of what can be found buried in source trees: READMEs, FAQs, design documents, screenshots, manifestos, rants, research papers and technical reports, archives of mailing list discussions, acknowledgments and credits, guides for contributors, and more.

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Register Spill · Things you can do with codebasesBy Thorsten Ball

My work involves writing, maintaining, and expanding a web application. It's the only web application we develop, we are not an agency. What I always have been wondering, is our codebase size typical or beyond the norm? I'm not referring to the number of visitors the site receives, but rather the number of lines of code that makes up the application.

What's the most extensive Django codebase you've ever tackled?
#python #django #codebase #inquiring

You are not impressing me when you say during a job interview that you use VI as your editor of choice for writing code. If anything it's a not notch in the do-not-hire column.

I'm all for knowing how to use VI but there are better options for writing code in a large code base.

#vi#vim#codebase

We were curious to see how Chat-GPT, a non-open source software, could benefit us in codebase stewardship. So, we decided to put it to the test.

Here's what happened.

You can read all about it on our blog blog.publiccode.net/news/2023/.

blog.publiccode.netUsing Chat-GPT in codebase stewardship, Blog for Public CodeChat-GPT can be a useful tool, but it is not magic