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Seems like a big tradeoff against speed to ship. So when you've taken 6-12 months to ship and everybody already iterated twice by directly using a hosted model

by zmmmmm 3y ago

Seems like a big tradeoff against speed to ship. So when you've taken 6-12 months to ship and everybody already iterated twice by directly using a hosted model and is building a real customer base you are only at v0.1 with your first customers who are telling you they actually wanted something else and now you have go and not just massage some prompts but recode your compiler and tool chain and everything else up and down the stack. Perhaps if you already know your customers and requirements really really well it can make a lot of sense but I'd be very sceptical about "given how easy it is to do, why are you not validating your concept early with a fully general / expensive / hosted model". Premature optimisation being root of evil type stuff.

epolanski 3y ago
I've seen the video of this article and wasn't convinced by it a bit. All of this talk about the technology and pipeline but none of this had any relevance without a product to build and a problem to solve. It's like debating if soap or rest is best for the user, user doesn't care how it's built.
- quickthrower2 3y ago
  This is not a rails vs. php thing where it makes no difference at all. OpenAI vs. say Claude will give a massively different user experience. The user cares. They can’t name the tech but know when something isn’t right. Like resistive vs. capacitive touch screens. Eventually it enters the user lexicon like “V8 engine” for cars or for gaming “refresh rate, resolution, etc.” People grab on to the tech details that matter. Since OpenAI I have heard almost every single person in my company and my tennis coach say “chatGPT”. People understand some tech stuff! Because people are good consumers who want to compare things. I bet if you wanted to buy a dog you would quickly learn a lot about breeds, genetics, animal vaccinations and so on. as you do the research. It is natural.

by zmmmmm 3y ago

epolanski 3y ago

I've seen the video of this article and wasn't convinced by it a bit. All of this talk about the technology and pipeline but none of this had any relevance without a product to build and a problem to solve. It's like debating if soap or rest is best for the user, user doesn't care how it's built.

quickthrower2 3y ago
This is not a rails vs. php thing where it makes no difference at all. OpenAI vs. say Claude will give a massively different user experience. The user cares. They can’t name the tech but know when something isn’t right. Like resistive vs. capacitive touch screens. Eventually it enters the user lexicon like “V8 engine” for cars or for gaming “refresh rate, resolution, etc.” People grab on to the tech details that matter. Since OpenAI I have heard almost every single person in my company and my tennis coach say “chatGPT”. People understand some tech stuff! Because people are good consumers who want to compare things. I bet if you wanted to buy a dog you would quickly learn a lot about breeds, genetics, animal vaccinations and so on. as you do the research. It is natural.