IBM Bobbob.ibm.com 4 pointspsim14 months ago4 commentsSaveHideCopy link On HNComments−wxw4moThis is kind of a head scratcher. I'm guessing IBM has good enough distribution and existing relationships to make this an interesting procurement option.−psim1OP4moDefinitely not the grandson of Microsoft Bob.−vunderba4moI hate EVERYTHING about this generic looking product. But I think they're probably referencing... Bob the Builder [1]? Maybe?Say what you will about Microsoft Bob - that one at least had a soul even if it was twisted and dark.Sigh. Remember when IBM did neat stuff like Deep Blue and Watson?[1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_the_Builder−psim1OP4moI agree, it looks like an IBM-mediocre version of every other LLM coding tool that currently exists.
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This is kind of a head scratcher. I'm guessing IBM has good enough distribution and existing relationships to make this an interesting procurement option.
Definitely not the grandson of Microsoft Bob.
I hate EVERYTHING about this generic looking product. But I think they're probably referencing... Bob the Builder [1]? Maybe?
Say what you will about Microsoft Bob - that one at least had a soul even if it was twisted and dark.
Sigh. Remember when IBM did neat stuff like Deep Blue and Watson?
[1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_the_Builder
I agree, it looks like an IBM-mediocre version of every other LLM coding tool that currently exists.