Will developers return to hostile offices?

<p>As the year winds to a close, some big employers are facing <a href="https://www.wsj.com/business/the-new-headache-for-bosses-employees-arent-quitting-edca96a3?mod=hp_lead_pos1">lower-than-expected attrition rates</a>—in other words, fewer people than expected are quitting. What a difference a year or two makes.</p><p>People have <a href="https://benjiweber.co.uk/blog/2023/11/12/tragedy-of-return-to-hostile-offices/">strong opinions</a> on the return-to-office conversation. Read Eira’s <a href="https://stackoverflow.blog/2023/11/27/are-remote-workers-more-productive-that-s-the-wrong-question/">article</a> and let us know how you feel.</p><p>We are just beginning to explore the effects of prompting on the <a href="https://jxnl.github.io/instructor/blog/2023/11/05/chain-of-density/">capabilities and performance</a> of LLMs.</p><p>The <a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/11/humane-ai-pin-a-700-voice-command-box-definitely-wont-replace-your-phone/">Humane AI pin</a> can be described as a cross between two of humanity’s most beloved technologies: Google Glass and the pager.</p><p>People are using low-cost drones, 3D printers, and private satellites to preserve irreplaceable <a href="https://singularityhub.com/2023/11/06/a-revolution-in-computer-graphics-is-bringing-3d-reality-capture-to-the-masses/">cultural heritage sites</a> before they are destroyed or lost to time. (Stay tuned while Eira figures out how to apply this tech as a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/quietneighbors/?hl=en">cemetery tour guide</a>.)</p><p>Stack Overflow user <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/users/1394697/flipperpa">FlipperPA</a> earned a <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/help/badges/8842/lifeboat">Lifeboat badge</a> with their answer to <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/64530101/the-black-formatter-python">The 'Black' formatter - Python</a>.</p>