It may be a lot of cool things but one thing it is not is a web browser.
I can't try it since it hasn't appeared in my Codex yet, but this is is necessary from OpenAI in my opinion. Fable is just so much better at understanding broad context. I only use GPT 5.5 for straight forward easy to…
> Avoid generic brevity instructions: GPT-5.6 is more sensitive than GPT-5.5 to instructions such as “Be concise,” “Keep it short,” or “Use minimal text.” I used to go to a barber and if you said "cut it short", he cut…
I've just been carefully reading the code. It is easy to slip into just accepting what comes out to speed things up, but reading the code is important. I save myself by skimming things like tests, templates, some UI.…
I've had mixed results with downgrading on Fable. I was able to do a complete audit of my OAuth implementation without any issue. But when I asked for an OWASP top-ten review of my code base it got through 5 of 6 tasks…
I'm pointing out how I noticed a particular emotional response when working with LLMs. I've been an engineering manager in the past and I have tried my best to keep the needs of my team in mind when I am delegating…
I feel on the other side of this. Just yesterday I was reviewing some code output from Claude and I realized a change that I had asked for in a previous review step wasn't what I wanted. I had a moment of social…
I agree, but that is the crux of my initial post. There is a ceiling to how quick I can deliver using LLM coding agents which is the speed at which I can write good enough specs. I feel I'm at the point now where the…
It does, but I have to direct it and review it. That means I have to think about it, research it, consider how the new feature or system fits in with the existing feature or system. I have to make decisions on…
One thesis I am developing is that LLMs have given us a new kind of tradeoff. We can use the intelligence and tremendous speed up that mechanically pumping out basic CRUD code has given and we can either deliver more…
Yes, I review every PR (which is part of the bottleneck) and give strict feedback (as I mentioned, averaging 2 to 3 fixes per task). What I'm saying is that there are some higher-level loops (as described in this…
My experience is that I am bottle-necked on specs. The agent loop is less of a thing for me now. If I can get a clear understanding of what I want to build, communicate that to Claude Code in planning mode with the goal…
I came across the following yesterday: "The Great Way is not difficult for those who have no preferences," a famous Zen teaching from the Hsin Hsin Ming by Sengstan As we move from tailors to big box stores I think we…
One thing that comes to mind, more of a first reaction than a considered opinion, is the complexity of V8 getting in the way. JavaScript and Typescript present a challenge to language implementors. There is something to…
I'm old, so I remember when Skyrim came out. At the time, people were howling about how "dumbed down" the RPG had become compared to previous versions. They had simplified so many systems. Seemed to work out for them…
> We all know that the industry has taken a step back in terms of code quality by at least a decade. Hardly anyone tests anymore. I see pseudo-scientific claims from both sides of this debate but this is a bit too far…
I want to consider the higher-level claims in the article. In between the historical context helpfully provided by the article there is also some speculation about Merkaba, Platonic solids, Flower of Life and other…
According to the spec, yes a grammar checker would be subject to disclosure: > ai-modified Indicates AI was used to assist with or modify content primarily created by humans. The source material was not AI-generated.…
My experience is: AI written prompts are overly long and overly specific. I prefer to write the instructions myself and then direct the LLM to ask clarifying questions or provide an implementation plan. Depending on the…
I'm still calibrating myself on the size of task that I can get Claude Code to do before I have to intervene. I call this problem the "goldilocks" problem. The task has to be large enough that it outweighs the time…
I think ghostty is a popular enough project that it attracts a lot of attention, and that means it certainly attracts a larger than normal amount of interlopers. There are all kinds of bothersome people in this world,…
One thing I've noticed with all the LLMs that I use (Gemini, GPT, Claude) is a ubiquitous: "You aren't just doing <X> you are doing <Y>" What I think is very curious about this is that all of the LLMs do this…
I agree with you and I have seen this take a few times now in articles on HN, which amounts to the classic: "We've tried nothing and we're all out of ideas" Simpson's joke. I read these articles and I feel like I am…
The amount I have to say on this topic would be inappropriate for a Hacker News comment. But some brief and unstructured thoughts I can offer. For collaboration I believe that _lineage_ is important. Not just a one-shot…
I have seriously considered going to the local court and just watching. I did it once as a kid, and we went to city hall a few times too.
It may be a lot of cool things but one thing it is not is a web browser.
I can't try it since it hasn't appeared in my Codex yet, but this is is necessary from OpenAI in my opinion. Fable is just so much better at understanding broad context. I only use GPT 5.5 for straight forward easy to…
> Avoid generic brevity instructions: GPT-5.6 is more sensitive than GPT-5.5 to instructions such as “Be concise,” “Keep it short,” or “Use minimal text.” I used to go to a barber and if you said "cut it short", he cut…
I've just been carefully reading the code. It is easy to slip into just accepting what comes out to speed things up, but reading the code is important. I save myself by skimming things like tests, templates, some UI.…
I've had mixed results with downgrading on Fable. I was able to do a complete audit of my OAuth implementation without any issue. But when I asked for an OWASP top-ten review of my code base it got through 5 of 6 tasks…
I'm pointing out how I noticed a particular emotional response when working with LLMs. I've been an engineering manager in the past and I have tried my best to keep the needs of my team in mind when I am delegating…
I feel on the other side of this. Just yesterday I was reviewing some code output from Claude and I realized a change that I had asked for in a previous review step wasn't what I wanted. I had a moment of social…
I agree, but that is the crux of my initial post. There is a ceiling to how quick I can deliver using LLM coding agents which is the speed at which I can write good enough specs. I feel I'm at the point now where the…
It does, but I have to direct it and review it. That means I have to think about it, research it, consider how the new feature or system fits in with the existing feature or system. I have to make decisions on…
One thesis I am developing is that LLMs have given us a new kind of tradeoff. We can use the intelligence and tremendous speed up that mechanically pumping out basic CRUD code has given and we can either deliver more…
Yes, I review every PR (which is part of the bottleneck) and give strict feedback (as I mentioned, averaging 2 to 3 fixes per task). What I'm saying is that there are some higher-level loops (as described in this…
My experience is that I am bottle-necked on specs. The agent loop is less of a thing for me now. If I can get a clear understanding of what I want to build, communicate that to Claude Code in planning mode with the goal…
I came across the following yesterday: "The Great Way is not difficult for those who have no preferences," a famous Zen teaching from the Hsin Hsin Ming by Sengstan As we move from tailors to big box stores I think we…
One thing that comes to mind, more of a first reaction than a considered opinion, is the complexity of V8 getting in the way. JavaScript and Typescript present a challenge to language implementors. There is something to…
I'm old, so I remember when Skyrim came out. At the time, people were howling about how "dumbed down" the RPG had become compared to previous versions. They had simplified so many systems. Seemed to work out for them…
> We all know that the industry has taken a step back in terms of code quality by at least a decade. Hardly anyone tests anymore. I see pseudo-scientific claims from both sides of this debate but this is a bit too far…
I want to consider the higher-level claims in the article. In between the historical context helpfully provided by the article there is also some speculation about Merkaba, Platonic solids, Flower of Life and other…
According to the spec, yes a grammar checker would be subject to disclosure: > ai-modified Indicates AI was used to assist with or modify content primarily created by humans. The source material was not AI-generated.…
My experience is: AI written prompts are overly long and overly specific. I prefer to write the instructions myself and then direct the LLM to ask clarifying questions or provide an implementation plan. Depending on the…
I'm still calibrating myself on the size of task that I can get Claude Code to do before I have to intervene. I call this problem the "goldilocks" problem. The task has to be large enough that it outweighs the time…
I think ghostty is a popular enough project that it attracts a lot of attention, and that means it certainly attracts a larger than normal amount of interlopers. There are all kinds of bothersome people in this world,…
One thing I've noticed with all the LLMs that I use (Gemini, GPT, Claude) is a ubiquitous: "You aren't just doing <X> you are doing <Y>" What I think is very curious about this is that all of the LLMs do this…
I agree with you and I have seen this take a few times now in articles on HN, which amounts to the classic: "We've tried nothing and we're all out of ideas" Simpson's joke. I read these articles and I feel like I am…
The amount I have to say on this topic would be inappropriate for a Hacker News comment. But some brief and unstructured thoughts I can offer. For collaboration I believe that _lineage_ is important. Not just a one-shot…
I have seriously considered going to the local court and just watching. I did it once as a kid, and we went to city hall a few times too.