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Efficient token use will be the new code/vim golf. Whether it's human token use, or future OpenClaws
by j45 7mo ago
Efficient token use will be the new code/vim golf.
Whether it's human token use, or future OpenClaws
- reilly3000 7mo agoIt’s the new cloud cost vector, where cutting 2K from context on a busy service saves $xxxxx. Terse.
- xtracto 7mo agoI've mention before that we should have a look at Telegraph/telegram speak. There was a HUGE industry in word efficiency at that time. There are hundreds of books. I even think an LLM trained to communicate using telegram style might even be faster and way cheaper.
- mannicken 7mo ago> I've mention before that we should have a look at Telegraph/telegram speak. .- -. -.. / .. --..-- / ..-. --- .-. / --- -. . --..-- / .-- . .-.. -.-. --- -- . / --- ..- .-. / -. . .-- / - . .-.. . --. .-. .- -- -....- -... .- ... . -.. / --- ...- . .-. .-.. --- .-. -.. ...
- xtracto 7mo ago.--. .-. .- .. ... . -.. / -... .
- quietsegfault 7mo agoWhy use many word when few do trick?
- djfergus 7mo agoReminds me of the terminus agent/harness on the terminal-bench coding benchmark - they just send send keystrokes to a tmux session. They score pretty well. https://www.tbench.ai/news/terminus https://www.tbench.ai/news/terminus
- xvector 7mo agoNo org doing real work cares about token use costs. This mainly just affects hobbyists.
- KeplerBoy 7mo agoToken use cost can easily get as large as dev salaries. Even real businesses care about that.
- KellyCriterion 7mo agoLike "Token Usage Consulting" companies popping up now? :-D