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Has anyone here fully swapped Claude/GPT for a local model as their main coding tool, not just for side experiments? If so, please share your setup and performance (e.g tok/s)

What are you working on? Any new ideas that you're thinking about?

Please state the location and include REMOTE for remote work, REMOTE (US) or similar if the country is restricted, and ONSITE when remote work is not an option. Please only post if you personally are part of the hiring…

I had been running a small (3 people) software company for about 4 years. Since closing down, I recently hung out at a friend's company to see what they were working on (15 ppl). To preface: I'm a heavy user of Claude…

Maybe there will even be more interest in the invention and use of more advanced algorithms and data structures that use less memory?

Share your information if you are looking for work. Please use this format: Location: Remote: Willing to relocate: Technologies: Résumé/CV: Email: Please only post if you are personally looking for work. Agencies,…

The A2A protocol is an agent to agent protocol from Google. I was looking at it 6 months back but it didn't feel like I really understood how to use it at that point. Probably because we were all still trying to figure…

From the official information online, joining the e-Residency program and setting up an Estonian company seems relatively straightforward. I'm considering using an Estonian OÜ for a SaaS business and would love to hear…

After using Claude Code at work for months I wanted to use it on my own projects too. Most probably because my vpn was on I got banned after 1 hour of usage. I got my 120$ back. 1 month later I signed up with vpn off.…

We are all familiar with the Corgi event: https://x.com/mfts0/status/2070080422482977095 With the barrier to create new apps having dropped significantly thanks to LLMs, I am seeing more cases about copyright and unfair…

I have a few projects on Github. I am receiving a lot of spam PRs and requests from vibe coders and bots. Most of them to prop up their profiles. The stars are obviously exaggerated too. What other platforms are you…

We've all heard about layoffs; what are people's actual lived experiences when it comes to the recent changes in the job market?

I worked with a few employers on contracts, and there were situations where they haven't paid fees for a while. Is there a list or site that lists all the employers and if they have a record of them not fulfilling their…

Most of use here are wage earners. I keep hearing of people making money with interesting side hustles. Like my neighbour rents graduation gowns for the local university. I'd love to find something like that but I need…

Vent out. Maybe one of us will find a fix. I'm mad that economic policies in France aren't based on what models say is best next action but on elections. Democracy really sucks. I'm also very annoyed that models are…

Do you think humans in the future in general will be more or less happy than they are now?

As someone who wants to work in tech in the future, say 5-10 years from now, to what extent do you think coding will be a valuable skill? How much should I learn?

For those who are using llms on macbook, Want to understand how macbook is different than dedicated GPU in running those models? and how to know how much a macbook is capable of running a model?

I’m not in San Francisco, but I’m curious about the current local zeitgeist. What are the keywords, companies, or ideas that keep coming up in conversations?

I'm a bit annoyed by the feeling that we're kind of stuck when it comes to using LLMs for programming. I use Claude Code and Codex, but I haven't been able to enter flow state like I can when I hand write code. This is…

My team (around 40 people who write code) is evaluating tools for AI-assisted code review. The market appears to be rife with options, so before starting a series of free trials, I’d like to ask a knowledgeable crowd.…

What is your opinion on this? Norway banned smart phones and now AI. > Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre argues that using AI could increase the risk that young children miss important steps in their education.

I am in the market for a new printer, and thought I'd check with the HN crowd for some recommendations. I hate my HP inkjet printer with a passion. Feels like the ink lasts less than 100 pages of light printing. And the…

I believe someone recently posted sort of a secure harness/wrapper for running coding agents in a secure sandbox. I can't find the project. Of course I can make my own wrapper with systemd-nspawn, kata or bspawn, but I…