This comment gave me an uptick in hunger, instantaneously.
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…
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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…
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…
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.
> 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…
Love the simplicity. These sort of “less is more” solutions should become more prevalent as average code volume continues to rapidly increase
> 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…
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…
This made me chuckle. Excellent comparison. I share your sentiment; it’s more exciting than distracting.
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…
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…
I agree. It’s not improbable for there to be _more_ needs to meet in the future, in my opinion.
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…
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…
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,…
> 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…
> 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…
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…
> 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?
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…
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…
I would like to think of this as Operational Gravity, or something like that. Might help it stick. Good quote. Thanks for sharing.
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…
This comment gave me an uptick in hunger, instantaneously.
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…
[dead]
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…
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…
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.
> 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…
Love the simplicity. These sort of “less is more” solutions should become more prevalent as average code volume continues to rapidly increase
> 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…
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…
This made me chuckle. Excellent comparison. I share your sentiment; it’s more exciting than distracting.
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…
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…
I agree. It’s not improbable for there to be _more_ needs to meet in the future, in my opinion.
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…
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…
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,…
> 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…
> 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…
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…
> 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?
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…
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…
I would like to think of this as Operational Gravity, or something like that. Might help it stick. Good quote. Thanks for sharing.
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…