Just enough automation (News)

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  What up nerds?

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  I'm Jared and this is change log news for the week of Monday, September 15th, 2025.

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  If you think Roombas are cool,

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  wait till you get a load of dusty robotics Roomba for the construction industry.

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  Instead of vacuuming the floor,

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  it drives around printing the construction floor plan on the bare slab.

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  Such a simple concept that will remove so much inefficiency in the construction process.

• 00:34

  I love it.

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  Okay, let's get into this week's news.

• 00:38

  Just enough automation.

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  I used to try to automate pretty much everything.

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  Eventually I learned there are some things that just aren't worth it.

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  But where exactly is that line?

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  Zach Gates tried to quantify it after a few iterations he came up with this equation.

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  times the number of iterations for the task minus the effort of automating the task minus maintenance costs minus documentation costs minus mistake costs plus or minus long-term effects.

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  Sometimes the biggest challenge is predicting the actual effort of automating the task.

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  We devs tend to underestimate that forcing ourselves to learn the hard way.

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  But if you can get that number right,

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  maybe this equation will help you decide whether or not to automate your next repetitive task.

• 01:30

  Albania welcomes its first AI overlord.

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