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New comment by _under_scores_ in "Using AI to write better code more slowly"

_under_scores_ — Tue, 26 May 2026 07:34:27 +0000

I think the problem is is that coding is not wholly a 'writing code' problem. It's a translation from idea to outcome. Often I think the bad code generated by an LLM is less to do with it's 'ability' and more to do with an instruction that hasn't adequately accounted for the possibility of what code satisfies the criteria. I'm not sure how a newer model can improve on this per se - sure there will be imrpovement on outright mistakes but for me at least, that's been and gone with more or less with any model released in te last 6 months.

New comment by _under_scores_ in "DeepSeek makes the V4 Pro price discount permanent"

_under_scores_ — Fri, 22 May 2026 22:37:42 +0000

I switched to predomentantly using mimo this week, mostly out of curiosity to see how dependant I was on frontier models. Honestly I cant really tell the difference. I would say I work on pretty average codebases with well know frameworks doing pretty typical things and initial impressions is that mimo, kimi and deepseek can probably handle what I need more or less the same as gpt5.5 or claude.

New comment by _under_scores_ in "It is time to give up the dualism introduced by the debate on consciousness"

_under_scores_ — Mon, 18 May 2026 08:52:07 +0000

I may be misunderstanding the article but doesnt the fact that all other science and understanding sits on a continuum of which consciousness has (to my understading) to real footing mean that the problem is dualitic by definition? Thats not to say that it can't be 'brought into the fold', it may well be, but until it is it has no other place that to sit outside.

Coding as a Game of Probability

_under_scores_ — Sun, 22 Mar 2026 17:09:02 +0000

Article URL: https://robertmaple.co.uk/coding-as-a-game-of-probabilities/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47479658

Points: 14

# Comments: 4

New comment by _under_scores_ in "If you thought code writing speed was your problem you have bigger problems"

_under_scores_ — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 20:54:50 +0000

That's depressing. Admittedly I was just browsing on my phone whilst waiting for something but the comment read as real.

New comment by _under_scores_ in "If you thought the code writing speed was your problem; you have bigger problems"

_under_scores_ — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 19:45:22 +0000

Oh! Whats the tell out of curiosity?

New comment by _under_scores_ in "If you thought the code writing speed was your problem; you have bigger problems"

_under_scores_ — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 19:38:06 +0000

Yes?

Edit: you mean op?

New comment by _under_scores_ in "If you thought the code writing speed was your problem; you have bigger problems"

_under_scores_ — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 19:30:53 +0000

For me it's also in generating output that I know is right when I see it, but don't necessarily know every intricate detail of up front.

Ask HN: Staying fit whilst working from home?

_under_scores_ — Mon, 24 Jan 2022 08:59:42 +0000

I’ve been working from home for the past 18 months now and at present there’s no indication from my employer that I’ll be going back to full time work any time soon.

Before the pandemic I used to cycle to work and also practiced yoga at a studio close to my office which kept me feeling fit and active through the week. Since working from home though my weekly physical activity has gradually decreased - partly due to no longer needing to cycle to work and I’m no longer feeling so motivated by the yoga classes I’ve been following on YouTube compared to the routine I had with the physical studio. Cycling for me was also primarily transport so filling that gap with plain exercise has been a struggle.

Is anyone in a similar position that has made a new routine work for them?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30055030

Points: 30

# Comments: 44

New comment by _under_scores_ in "TypeScript Features to Avoid"

_under_scores_ — Thu, 20 Jan 2022 14:04:11 +0000

Personally I don't get the argument against enums. From what I can tell it's purely to do with the symantics of what Typescript is, rather than any inherently bad property of enums.

New comment by _under_scores_ in "Kagi: A Premium Search Engine"

_under_scores_ — Fri, 07 Jan 2022 09:46:52 +0000

Honestly, I'd say around $2-5. It's not that I wouldn't value better quality search but in a world where search feels like an almost 'invisible' part of browsing the web I'd struggle to pay that much. I guess it's comparable to what I feel is a price I'd be willing to pay for a VPN say compared to a coffee subscription.

This also isn't a reflection of what I percieve the work in building a search engine to be but more my subconcious perception of what I'm getting.