It is an interesting essay. It leans on the side of "assistants are useful for simple coding tasks" and it's a bit more critical when it's about writing. The stance is original I find, yes it can help with some writing tasks, but if you look at the writing tasks you can expedite this way... if you wish to expedite them isn't it a sign that they were providing little value in the first place? Is the solution the assistant or changing the way you work? Indeed this might hide some busy work otherwise.

Indeed, naming, comments and communication styles are three aspects often overlooked during reviews. They are very important though and shouldn't be neglected.

I didn't know this book. It is written in a surprising style, but it's very much down to earth and to the point. For sure a good way to learn calculus.

There is indeed a jungle of virtual filesystems nowadays. That doesn't make it easy to filter only for the "real" ones.