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by jona777than 1mo ago
This comment gave me an uptick in hunger, instantaneously.
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by jona777than 2mo ago
This article reminds me of a time when I was pushing my kid on a swing in the backyard after work. It was all I was doing. No background processes running mentally. With all the obligations and people waiting on me at work and deliverables
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by jona777than 6mo ago
I have flip-flopped more than ever in the last 365 days about prioritizing good code vs good product, in the AI age. This helps clarifies why. I have come to the conclusion that we just do not know yet. There is a part of me that believes t
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by jona777than 7mo ago
Is it just me or could this apply to commentary as well? Sometimes, I set out to comment with all my thoughts and their intricacies related to the subject, but sometimes the simplest one contributes far more to the conversation. In my exper
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by jona777than 1y ago
I highly relate to this. Code works or it doesn’t. My writing feels a lot more like self expression. I agree that’s harder to “let go” to an agent.
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by jona777than 1y ago
> If the original function isn’t working as expected, I suspect that the agent-created test will test the functionality as it exists, not as was intended, regardless of what it calls the test case. I have experienced this on many occasio
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by jona777than 1y ago
Love the simplicity. These sort of “less is more” solutions should become more prevalent as average code volume continues to rapidly increase
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by jona777than 1y ago
> It was at the same time depressing (I’m dumb), liberating (I don’t have to pretend I’m not dumb anymore) and exciting (I have a chance to be not dumb anymore). > Learning is hard work, and if you don’t respect the process, it won’t
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by jona777than 1y ago
I initially found Gemini Pro 2.5 to work well for coding. Over time, I found Claude to be more consistently productive. Gemini Pro 2.5 became my go-to for use cases benefitting from larger context windows. Claude seemed to be the safer dail
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by jona777than 1y ago
This made me chuckle. Excellent comparison. I share your sentiment; it’s more exciting than distracting.
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by jona777than 1y ago
You have seemed to pinpoint where I believe a lot of opportunity lies during this era (however long it lasts.) Custom integration of these models into specific workflows of existing companies can make a significant difference in what’s poss
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by jona777than 1y ago
One of my favorite use cases includes simple tasks like generating effective mock/masked data from real data. Then passing the mock data worry-free to the big three (or wherever.) There’s also a huge opportunity space for serving clien
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by jona777than 1y ago
I agree. It’s not improbable for there to be _more_ needs to meet in the future, in my opinion.
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by jona777than 1y ago
As a sidebar, I’m still not sure if GPT-5 will be transformative due to its capabilities as much as its accessibility. All it really needs to do to be highly impactful is lower the barrier of entry for the more powerful models. I could see
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by jona777than 1y ago
After 16 years of coding professionally, I can say Claude Code has made me considerably better at the things that I had to bang my head against the wall to learn. For things I need to learn that are novel to me, for productivity sake, it’s
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by jona777than 1y ago
It's nice to get a glimpse behind the scenes of JEfit. I used this app when I got serious about my fitness journey around 8 years ago. I fell off from using it 4 or 5 years ago (no fault of the app.) I can honestly say, it made it real
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by jona777than 1y ago
> but then hit a brick wall This is my intuition as well. I had a teammate use a pretty good analogy today. He likened vibe coding to vacuuming up a string in four tries when it only takes one try to reach down and pick it up. I thought
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by jona777than 1y ago
> That may be good enough. I would argue it is. I have had discussions with peers recently around doing the big flash-y <insert revolutionary product>. An interesting analogy surfaced. The nuts in the studs of the infrastructure of
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by jona777than 1y ago
This is a good point. I thought about it, too. I could see a frequent traveler using an AVP as a "full setup" on the go. In my experience, I can get away with most with a MacBook. Some projects really benefit from the extra screen
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by jona777than 1y ago
> work every day, ~8h/day This is fascinating. What are your most used features? > extended monitor Do you also use a real monitor in the field of view?
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by jona777than 1y ago
I recently wrote my own invoicing application. I got wrapped up in the joy of adding the features I wanted. Many of these features come at a premium monthly fee for a big named product. I needed to get an invoice out in a timely fashion. As
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by jona777than 1y ago
I personally have found it effective to oscillate between having a goal and defining constraints in some _direction_. There are points on the journey where articulating a specific goal is helpful. At other times, I get more results with a f
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by jona777than 1y ago
I would like to think of this as Operational Gravity, or something like that. Might help it stick. Good quote. Thanks for sharing.
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by jona777than 1y ago
I find that orienting around results can help unlock whether positive or negative space (a goal or constraints set) is the better focus. In my experience, there are times when goals do not serve me, but rather hinder me. This is purely from
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by jona777than 1y ago
I had this same thought immediately and had a good chuckle. Ironically, my colleagues and I used “but can it center a div?” just today. It has been our running joke to measure usefulness of LLMs as they advance.
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by jona777than 1y ago
On a more humorous note, this ought to make for an interesting store checkout experience. “Would you like paper or… paper?”
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by jona777than 1y ago
This has been my experience. It has been something I’ve had to settle into. After some reps, it is becoming more difficult to imagine going back to regular old non-assisted coding sessions that aren’t purely for hobby. Your model rankings a
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by jona777than 1y ago
This was the piece that stuck out to me as well. It articulates well the distinction between the good managers I have had and the bad ones as I recollect my work history. This is applicable in close personal relationships as well.
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by jona777than 1y ago
There will likely be more jobs because of AI. With more “knowledge”, comes more responsibility. Spam folders only exist because of automated emails. That classification process is more work. We may find there are more needs to meet as AI ad
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by jona777than 2y ago
I’ve been thinking recently about how to use the addictive properties of applications like TikTok to the advantage of the user. This is definitely in that direction. Instead of trying to tame the pull of these apps by cold turkey quitting,

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