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i hope this was vibe coded, because I'd hate to think that tiny dark-gray text on a black background was a conscious choice

sixtyj 3mo ago
It seems that author didn’t check vibe coded result. Mobile version has tiny text even even smaller… :) At HN, there should be some tag explaining the project is vibe coded.
- faza 3mo ago
  Hi, author here. Sorry for the bad experience. I'll put more effort on the design and reading experience
  - sixtyj 3mo ago
    Issue is LLM itself. For design and typography it needs precise instructions otherwise you get output that it is information-heavy but churn rate is high as ppl can’t use (read) it. I have to control output everytime but after 25 years in magazine layout I know what has to be controlled. Tailwindcss has typography plugin named prose. And shadcn/ui recently published typeset package as well. Emilkowalski/skills is good too. Just add something more specific into prompt and the result will be much better. Cheers.
    - faza 3mo ago
      Hi, thanks a lot for your suggestions. Design is one area where i would like to improve.
zerobees 3mo ago
The text is also pretty clearly AI-generated. I guess there's now a market for "I asked an LLM so that you don't have to", but the funny thing is that it's such a wall of text that no one upvoting it will have actually read it. So it's vibe-writing, vibe-coding, and vibe-reading. Full end-to-end synergy.
- faza 3mo ago
  Hi, author here. Sorry, you felt that way. I did put lot of effort in communicating my understanding, and used Claude only for review and visualizations.
  - kordlessagain 3mo ago
    I'd suggest splitting the content out into clearly defined sections, lead by the visuals. Put the visualization and a short explainer, then have additional content show up if the reader drills in. I don't think there is anything wrong with the content being run through an LLM. Networking is crazy complicated.
    - faza 3mo ago
      Thanks for your feedback. I'll try to do that.
  - zerobees 3mo ago
    Oh come on. Just seven days before this 60-page essay, you apparently cranked out another 40-page one: https://fazamhd.com/mental-models/software/ https://fazamhd.com/mental-models/software/ That's 100+ pages of in-depth technical writing in a matter of days. Amazing, really amazing. Also, not something that a human can do. And FWIW, Pangram classifies vast swathes of "your" article as entirely AI-generated. Yes, I know the tool is not perfect, but between your superhuman productivity, and all the subjective tells, and the output from that tool, it goes onto my mental "AI slop" pile. What I can't understand is why people can't just own it that they used a chatbot and that it was more than just "for review".
    - f3408fh 3mo ago
      Case closed.
    - mekoka 3mo ago
      Short publication intervals. That's the heuristic you're going with? I have dozens of such unpublished long form articles on fundamental topics, just waiting for me to carve some time to polish. I expect that on a sabbatical I could finish and post them in quick succession. It's an unreliable indicator to determine AI-writing.
faza 3mo ago
Hi, author here. I didn't vibe code this and have put considerable amount of effort in explaining the ideas. I have used Claude for review and help with visuals. My aim was just to help others understand these concepts easily. Thanks for your feedback, i'll improve the design and reading experience.
- blooalien 3mo ago
  My thoughts on reading it (and looking around your site) was that you were building these explanations to help cement your own understanding of the topics and that you were just sharing the results because you thought it might be helpful to others as well. Knowing that you actually built it with the intent to teach just makes me think that it's nice of you to try to be a teacher even if there's a few folks who want to be jerks about your efforts. The world needs more teachers (and learners, too). Gaining, improving, and sharing knowledge is one of humanity's true super-powers. Without it, we'd all still be living like animals in the wild. Thank you for your efforts to contribute in a positive way. At least you're actually making stuff, unlike many of them what gotta always just complain about the things other people make and never actually make anything themselves.
  - faza 3mo ago
    Hi, thanks for your kind words. My intention is just to share my understanding and explain things in the way i wished someone would have explained me if i was not familiar with that topic. And it's a rewarding experience for me too, i do find something new about the topic or find some gaps in my thinking too. And since I am only starting, i am okay with all the feedback and work on my rough edges. I want the readers to walk away with new clarity and understanding.
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- tygon 3mo ago
  This is a great article. The current knee-jerk reaction to AI is nothing but human negativity bias. There is a colossal amount of information here akin to what you might find in an intro to computers class. I appreciate seeing things like this.

sixtyj 3mo ago

It seems that author didn’t check vibe coded result. Mobile version has tiny text even even smaller… :) At HN, there should be some tag explaining the project is vibe coded.

faza 3mo ago
Hi, author here. Sorry for the bad experience. I'll put more effort on the design and reading experience
- sixtyj 3mo ago
  Issue is LLM itself. For design and typography it needs precise instructions otherwise you get output that it is information-heavy but churn rate is high as ppl can’t use (read) it. I have to control output everytime but after 25 years in magazine layout I know what has to be controlled. Tailwindcss has typography plugin named prose. And shadcn/ui recently published typeset package as well. Emilkowalski/skills is good too. Just add something more specific into prompt and the result will be much better. Cheers.
  - faza 3mo ago
    Hi, thanks a lot for your suggestions. Design is one area where i would like to improve.

zerobees 3mo ago

The text is also pretty clearly AI-generated. I guess there's now a market for "I asked an LLM so that you don't have to", but the funny thing is that it's such a wall of text that no one upvoting it will have actually read it. So it's vibe-writing, vibe-coding, and vibe-reading. Full end-to-end synergy.

faza 3mo ago
Hi, author here. Sorry, you felt that way. I did put lot of effort in communicating my understanding, and used Claude only for review and visualizations.
- kordlessagain 3mo ago
  I'd suggest splitting the content out into clearly defined sections, lead by the visuals. Put the visualization and a short explainer, then have additional content show up if the reader drills in. I don't think there is anything wrong with the content being run through an LLM. Networking is crazy complicated.
  - faza 3mo ago
    Thanks for your feedback. I'll try to do that.
- zerobees 3mo ago
  Oh come on. Just seven days before this 60-page essay, you apparently cranked out another 40-page one: https://fazamhd.com/mental-models/software/ https://fazamhd.com/mental-models/software/ That's 100+ pages of in-depth technical writing in a matter of days. Amazing, really amazing. Also, not something that a human can do. And FWIW, Pangram classifies vast swathes of "your" article as entirely AI-generated. Yes, I know the tool is not perfect, but between your superhuman productivity, and all the subjective tells, and the output from that tool, it goes onto my mental "AI slop" pile. What I can't understand is why people can't just own it that they used a chatbot and that it was more than just "for review".
  - f3408fh 3mo ago
    Case closed.
  - mekoka 3mo ago
    Short publication intervals. That's the heuristic you're going with? I have dozens of such unpublished long form articles on fundamental topics, just waiting for me to carve some time to polish. I expect that on a sabbatical I could finish and post them in quick succession. It's an unreliable indicator to determine AI-writing.

faza 3mo ago

Hi, author here. I didn't vibe code this and have put considerable amount of effort in explaining the ideas. I have used Claude for review and help with visuals. My aim was just to help others understand these concepts easily. Thanks for your feedback, i'll improve the design and reading experience.

blooalien 3mo ago
My thoughts on reading it (and looking around your site) was that you were building these explanations to help cement your own understanding of the topics and that you were just sharing the results because you thought it might be helpful to others as well. Knowing that you actually built it with the intent to teach just makes me think that it's nice of you to try to be a teacher even if there's a few folks who want to be jerks about your efforts. The world needs more teachers (and learners, too). Gaining, improving, and sharing knowledge is one of humanity's true super-powers. Without it, we'd all still be living like animals in the wild. Thank you for your efforts to contribute in a positive way. At least you're actually making stuff, unlike many of them what gotta always just complain about the things other people make and never actually make anything themselves.
- faza 3mo ago
  Hi, thanks for your kind words. My intention is just to share my understanding and explain things in the way i wished someone would have explained me if i was not familiar with that topic. And it's a rewarding experience for me too, i do find something new about the topic or find some gaps in my thinking too. And since I am only starting, i am okay with all the feedback and work on my rough edges. I want the readers to walk away with new clarity and understanding.
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tygon 3mo ago
This is a great article. The current knee-jerk reaction to AI is nothing but human negativity bias. There is a colossal amount of information here akin to what you might find in an intro to computers class. I appreciate seeing things like this.