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Here's a counter-example for you from the another day: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Oct/8/claude-datasette-plugins/ https://simonwillison.net/2025/Oct/8/claud

by simonw 1y ago

Here's a counter-example for you from the another day: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Oct/8/claude-datasette-plugins/ https://simonwillison.net/2025/Oct/8/claude-datasette-plugin... > This isn’t necessarily surprising, but it’s worth noting anyway. Claude Sonnet 4.5 is capable of building a full Datasette plugin now. I do worry a bit about how often I use positive adjectives. If something isn't notable I won't write about it though. In this particle case Jesse's prompting / skills stuff really does deserve the superlatives IMO.

apwell23 1y ago
well explain why OPost is "wild" and what makes you recommend it "strongly" . what have u built with to come to those conclusions ? is this too much to ask.
- simonw 1y ago
  I recommend it strongly because the "skills" mechanism it describes is a new and very promising technique, and this is the best article I've seen that explains that. It's "wild" because, among many other experiments, Jesse has experimented with giving Claude a "feelings journal" and prompting it using Graphviz DOT diagrams. For my previous writing and work on this you can consult my blog - here's the AI-assisted programming tag: https://simonwillison.net/tags/ai-assisted-programming/ https://simonwillison.net/tags/ai-assisted-programming/
  - apwell23 1y ago
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    - simonw 1y ago
      I read a lot of articles about tricks for using coding agents. I link to very few of them because they don't often present anything new. Jesse presented something new.
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  - Balinares 1y ago
    I'll admit I struggle to isolate what's fundamentally different between these skill configurations and the usual CLAUDE/AGENTS/etc.md. Clearly there's something; I'm just curious what's the mechanism at play, precisely. EDIT: Simon actually already answered that point here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45550115 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45550115

by simonw 1y ago

apwell23 1y ago

well explain why OPost is "wild" and what makes you recommend it "strongly" . what have u built with to come to those conclusions ? is this too much to ask.

simonw 1y ago
I recommend it strongly because the "skills" mechanism it describes is a new and very promising technique, and this is the best article I've seen that explains that. It's "wild" because, among many other experiments, Jesse has experimented with giving Claude a "feelings journal" and prompting it using Graphviz DOT diagrams. For my previous writing and work on this you can consult my blog - here's the AI-assisted programming tag: https://simonwillison.net/tags/ai-assisted-programming/ https://simonwillison.net/tags/ai-assisted-programming/
- apwell23 1y ago
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  - simonw 1y ago
    I read a lot of articles about tricks for using coding agents. I link to very few of them because they don't often present anything new. Jesse presented something new.
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- Balinares 1y ago
  I'll admit I struggle to isolate what's fundamentally different between these skill configurations and the usual CLAUDE/AGENTS/etc.md. Clearly there's something; I'm just curious what's the mechanism at play, precisely. EDIT: Simon actually already answered that point here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45550115 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45550115