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Alfonso Web Dev @alfonsowebdev.bsky.social · 01/03/2024

JavaScript introduces new learners to a very particular way of thinking, and this can make their brains hurt a little bit. "Why Is Learning JavaScript So Hard?" on @Medium: link.medium.com/RF31TPGbCHb

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Alfonso Web Dev @alfonsowebdev.bsky.social · 01/03/2024

Yes that makes sense. You might also say the paper is the given frame, so in drawing u bring the image/picture to the frame, whereas a photo is about bringing the frame to an image/scene.

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Alfonso Web Dev @alfonsowebdev.bsky.social · 29/02/2024

The Dems are responsible as much as any Reps. We gave them power over and over and they safeguarded neither the supremes nor the constitution, nor the people.

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Alfonso Web Dev @alfonsowebdev.bsky.social · 29/02/2024

People also think they know how to write and read, until they try to write something good.

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Alfonso Web Dev @alfonsowebdev.bsky.social · 29/02/2024

I think taking a photo is more about framing. Drawing seems diff to me.

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Alfonso Web Dev @alfonsowebdev.bsky.social · 27/02/2024

When you are motivated to write a really great prompt to get an AI to help you write code, you also learn to think better and talk about what you are doing. We web devs don't get enough practice with this, so that goes in the AI plus column.

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Alfonso Web Dev @alfonsowebdev.bsky.social · 27/02/2024

Just published "Will It Tutor? Testing Codeium AI’s Capabilities As A JavaScript Tutor" on Medium: link.medium.com/eKKQLZ9lxHb

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Mona Mona @philosophypublics.bsky.social · 27/02/2024

Just read on the @dailynous.com that there is a new journal of Philosophy and AI: journals.ub.uni-koeln.de/index.php/po... Call for papers for the first two issues out soon.

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Alfonso Web Dev @alfonsowebdev.bsky.social · 26/02/2024

I echo others who have said that AI is not going to replace humans, but it will augment human efforts (for good or for evil) and increase the quality of out labor. While higher quality will be easier to achieve, AI will also make producing and creation more expensive, not less

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Alfonso Web Dev @alfonsowebdev.bsky.social · 25/02/2024

⚡️"Will it tutor?" is me testing various AI and GPTs to see if they would make good code learning/teaching tools. So far we have tested Javi GPT (a GPT I created), Cody AI, and Codeium AI. The clear winner 🏆 so far is Cody AI! What should I try next? www.youtube.com/@alfonsotech...

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Alfonso Web Dev @alfonsowebdev.bsky.social · 25/02/2024

I also want to add a 6b/10: I'm using these AI tools as a part of live instruction, or including prompts as added bonus to an already designed written curriculum. You still need the human to do the primary teaching part and to check the AI veracity. AI is just a tool, and not yet totally reliable.

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Alfonso Web Dev @alfonsowebdev.bsky.social · 24/02/2024

Learn to code! JavaScript fundamentals in just 10 one-on-one sessions www.fiverr.com/s/ekABWr

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Alfonso Web Dev @alfonsowebdev.bsky.social · 24/02/2024

10/10 I think about these ethical and existential questions every day, even as I work with AI and other emerging tech. All that said, I agree with you, it has been a great theft of the commons. We will need to address this as well. But the cat is outta the bag.

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Alfonso Web Dev @alfonsowebdev.bsky.social · 24/02/2024

9/10 I'm much less impressed by what it can do than I was before I started working with it. We still have time to get some guardrails in place. But you know us humans, when we're good we're good, but when we're bad, we're really really bad.

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Alfonso Web Dev @alfonsowebdev.bsky.social · 24/02/2024

8/10 and am teaching others what I have been learning by experimenting with different AI in this way. All that said, I share your concerns, and it's why I decided to check out AI - know your enemy, right?

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Alfonso Web Dev @alfonsowebdev.bsky.social · 24/02/2024

7/10 I've taught for some 20 years, and have taught coding for over 5 years at various coding bootcamps. I'm designing prompts to carefully deliver interactive, and very basic javascript syntax lessons with a GPT and other AI,

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Alfonso Web Dev @alfonsowebdev.bsky.social · 24/02/2024

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Alfonso Web Dev @alfonsowebdev.bsky.social · 24/02/2024

6/10 the first is one way communication, the second is interactive... that is the difference. I think that we can make learning more fun and interactive without gamefying it (which is another direction to go, but I don't much like it).

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Alfonso Web Dev @alfonsowebdev.bsky.social · 24/02/2024

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Alfonso Web Dev @alfonsowebdev.bsky.social · 24/02/2024

5/10 And also, you can interact with it and take charge of your learning experience. That tailored, interactive learning experience is what I think we can get by using LLMs responsibly. If you think about the difference between how a TV and how social media delivers entertainment,

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Alfonso Web Dev @alfonsowebdev.bsky.social · 24/02/2024

4/10 so that in and of itself is a valuable skill. Additionally, as a learning tool, LLMs can be asked to tailor examples to the learners' interests, making learning more fun and increasing focus. LLMs can be asked for unlimited practice problems and examples, cause it never runs out of them.

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Alfonso Web Dev @alfonsowebdev.bsky.social · 24/02/2024

Web Browser 3/10 and ask it to explain closures using that material, so the quality can be controlled. You also need to know how to prompt the AI very precisely and concretely, which takes time and practice to learn. In the future, being able to do this prompting well will be a part of many jobs,

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Alfonso Web Dev @alfonsowebdev.bsky.social · 24/02/2024

2/10 What I am trying to do is teach others how to use AI as tools to augment learning, not to replace human instruction. So, say someone is learning about closures in JavaScript, they could go to the documentation on closures on MDN, give that specific url to the LLM,

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Alfonso Web Dev @alfonsowebdev.bsky.social · 24/02/2024

1/10 Thank you for elaborating @designbyadrian.bsky.social, I see what you are saying and it's worth responding, so you and others can better understand what I'm doing with LLMs. Setting aside whether a destructive (of humanity) tool can be used for good, about which I do worry...

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Alfonso Web Dev @alfonsowebdev.bsky.social · 24/02/2024

I'm getting this reaction a lot. Can you say a little bit about your why?

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Alfonso Web Dev @alfonsowebdev.bsky.social · 23/02/2024

Unleashing Javi GPT: An AI mentor that can personalize and tailor JavaScript lessons to your interests and learning level. link.medium.com/iwXQQlUCqHb

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Nash @radiodeadair.com · 19/02/2024

Don't do this. You can get rid of Copilot *without* editing your registry. You need a program called Geek Uninstaller. It's reputable. Check around. Copilot relies on Edge. Without Edge, there is no Copilot. Use Geek Uninstaller, choose Edge, right click, "Force Removal." Easy to do or reverse.

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Alfonso Web Dev @alfonsowebdev.bsky.social · 18/02/2024

I just published a gig today, share with anyone you know that wants to learn to code: www.fiverr.com/alfonso_ecom...

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happy 90th birthday to (AUN) Audre Lorde (18 Feb. 1934 – 17 Nov. 1992) happy 93rd birthday to (AUN) Toni Morrison (18 Feb. 1931 - 5 Aug. 2019)

Audre Lorde laughing out loud on a boat in a river in middle movement with a paddle in her hands. she is wearing a red top with what looks like a print of Emma Goldman's famous picture printed on and jeans short shorts. in the background the water and a forest is visible.

a black and white picture of Audre Lorde looking into the camera while pushing her glasses on her nose. she has short black afro and is wearing a dark coat, white turtle neck sweater and a scarf.

black and white picture of Toni Morrison dancing and looking into the camera smiling. she has big afro, hoop earrings and a dress with thin straps. other people are visible in the background.

a black and white picture of Toni Morrison looking into the camera with a pencil and a notepad in each hand. she is wearing hoop earrings, a big neckless and a black top/ dress.

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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 18/02/2024

There's this wild Lovecraftian horror to a grown adult talking about how great it'll be when AI can make full-length movies and books based on a few prompts, because you suddenly realize they've only ever seen shadows dancing on the cave wall for their whole life. Nothing has meant anything to them.

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Alfonso Web Dev @alfonsowebdev.bsky.social · 18/02/2024

Today, I am filming a run down of basic JS in one video. Can I get through all of the basic syntax in one siting with the help of my Javi GPT?

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Alfonso Web Dev @alfonsowebdev.bsky.social · 18/02/2024

I'm a web dev and educator, and I'm testing out different programming AI tools to see if they will "tutor". I'm on a mission to teach people how to use AI well to learn new things like JavaScript. Here I am working with Codeium: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyKH...

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Codeium AI Demo - Can It Teach Me Javascript?

Testing out Codeium AI to see if it can be used as a JavaScript tutor and teach new learners JavaScript syntax basics. Enjoy!https://linktr.ee/alfonsotech_gpts

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Alfonso Web Dev @alfonsowebdev.bsky.social · 18/02/2024

I'm so happy to have this space back, let's make it even better this time. Do hashtags work the same here? #philosophy #feminist #javascript #vegan #dogs #travel

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