Greybeard architect on training legendary systems engineers: 'we can't anymore, we don't know how'

gleech · x · 2026-09-29

A forwarded thread about an exceptionally talented greybeard systems architect known for encyclopedic IETF RFC knowledge (and wearing kilts to work).

When asked how to produce engineers like that, the architect's answer: "we can't anymore. We don't know how" — implying such deep engineering craft may be a lost art in the AI era.

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