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New comment by albertodenia in "Code is clay now"

albertodenia — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:29:15 +0000

That's a fascinating topic. I'm curious about how do you approach it... like can the user-facing AI change any part of the code? Or is it constrained to a set of predefined components/plugin layer/etc.?

New comment by albertodenia in "Code is clay now"

albertodenia — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:04:17 +0000

Very cool, thanks for that. I was vaguely aware that clay metaphors were important in several religions, and I thought about looking into it and maybe finding a nice quote for the article, but didn't have the time (I accept suggestions, though!)

New comment by albertodenia in "Code is clay now"

albertodenia — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:28:24 +0000

> When the mold is done, you let the agent pour in the code in any format you like.

Exactly. And the mold could be a spec, an MVP or even one of the implementations (e.g. the Swift one) acting as the source of truth for the other versions.

> "just" give them Claude and teach them to describe what they want and iterate to get something that maybe resembles an MVP but in more cases is just an interactive UI spec

That's a great example of what malleable code unlocks. You let the client to create the mold themselves, refine it and then use it to properly build the product.

New comment by albertodenia in "Code is clay now"

albertodenia — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:13:54 +0000

> Code always was, it's supposed to be malleable

Yes, well-designed code is malleable to an extent when coding by hand, but even then it's an order of magnitude more rigid than when working with agents (and real-world code often ossifies, as you pointed out). Malleability comes not only from the possibility of change but also from the speed.

> It's the data you generate with that code that's your asset. You can always rewrite the code.

I like that perspective, but "you can always rewrite the code" almost never happens in real life for complex projects, and when it does, it's a huge undertaking that takes many months or even years. Malleable code makes that much more feasible, I'd argue.

New comment by albertodenia in "Code is clay now"

albertodenia — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 15:26:09 +0000

Author here. No analogy is perfect, but this is how working with code has felt for me for a while, so I wanted to write down my thoughts about it.

I wrote this a couple of months ago, and everything moves so fast nowadays that the concept of factories is already being blurred as harnesses get better and require less tooling around them. I still think that the distinction between wanting to be in the loop vs automated out from it holds up, though.

There are other interesting aspects of malleable code that I don't explore in the article, for example:

- Ownership. People feel less attached to their code, which has both good and bad consequences (e.g. fewer ego battles but less accountability).

- Malleable software that adapt to users. Huge topic, many interesting questions to explore.

- Assets in code. Things like (some) 3D graphics and animations can now be done entirely in code. Before they were very tedious to code and tweak.

- Collaboration dynamics. Instead of high-frequency alignment (discussions, meetings) to make sure every detail is clear before the implementation, it might be more efficient to go ahead with educated guesses and align later over a working build.

Code is clay now

albertodenia — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 15:19:45 +0000

Article URL: https://www.albertodenia.com/writing/code-is-clay-now

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50153531

Points: 145

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New comment by albertodenia in "Code Is Clay Now"

albertodenia — Wed, 07 Oct 2026 14:43:44 +0000

Author here. No analogy is perfect, but this is how working with code has felt for me for a while, so I wanted to write down my thoughts about it.

There are other interesting aspects of malleable code that I don't explore in the article, for example:

- How it affects ownership. People feel less attached to their code, which has both good and bad consequences (e.g. fewer ego battles, but also less accountability).

- Software that's malleable to users. A big topic with many interesting open questions to explore.

Code Is Clay Now

albertodenia — Wed, 07 Oct 2026 14:43:12 +0000

Article URL: https://www.albertodenia.com/writing/code-is-clay-now

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49993560

Points: 1

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New comment by albertodenia in "Show HN: A walkable 3D art history museum built from Wikipedia"

albertodenia — Wed, 07 Oct 2026 14:16:45 +0000

Great project! Any plans to support VR?

New comment by albertodenia in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (October 2026)"

albertodenia — Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:02:37 +0000

Location: Spain, Europe (UTC+1)

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: iOS, Swift, SwiftUI, UIKit, Objective-C, SwiftData, CoreData, Swift Concurrency, Swift Testing, XCTest, CloudKit, StoreKit. CI/CD pipelines (Bitrise, Fastlane), product analytics (Segment, Amplitude, Braze), error tracking (Sentry, Crashlytics). LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic), agentic coding (Claude Code, Codex). Also web (SvelteKit, Typescript, Tailwind) and backend (Node, Supabase, Vercel, AWS).

Portfolio: https://www.albertodenia.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/albertodn/

Email: contact@albertodenia.com

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SEEKING FREELANCE WORK | Senior iOS Developer

Hi, I’m Alberto! I’m a software engineer focused on iOS development, but comfortable well beyond it. I have 15 years of experience building, launching and maintaining high-quality mobile apps and games with millions of users. I can help you build your product on top of a rock-solid foundation while delivering a great UX that helps retaining users. Feel free to contact me at contact@albertodenia.com with a short description of your project and we can arrange a call to discuss your needs :)

New comment by albertodenia in "Fuck it, make it anyway"

albertodenia — Sun, 13 Sep 2026 07:42:32 +0000

I'm also having the time of my life building products I want to exist. It's like suddenly having the budget to hire a small team and materialize ideas that before would have required many months or years of your time (or taking investment).

And yet, I'd be lying if I said I don't miss the flow.

New comment by albertodenia in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (September 2026)"

albertodenia — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 08:19:38 +0000

Location: Spain, Europe (UTC+1)

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: No

Portfolio: https://www.albertodenia.com/portfolio

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/albertodn/

Email: contact@albertodenia.com

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SEEKING FREELANCE WORK | Senior iOS Developer

Hi, I’m Alberto! I'm an iOS developer with 15 years of experience building, launching and maintaining high-quality mobile apps and games with millions of users. I can help you build your product on top of a rock-solid foundation while delivering a great UX that helps retaining users. Feel free to contact me at contact@albertodenia.com with a short description of your project and we can arrange a call to discuss your needs :)

New comment by albertodenia in "Fable 5.1 World Modeling"

albertodenia — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 11:03:28 +0000

As you might have researched it, do you know if there's currently any AI model or arrangement of models that are able to produce truly game-ready 3D assets? Good meshes with appropriate poly count and good topology, decent UV maps and textures, etc. I've seen some products advertising that, but I'm not sure they are up to their promise, and I haven't had the bandwidth to research it in depth...

New comment by albertodenia in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (August 2026)"

albertodenia — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 11:00:15 +0000

Location: Spain, Europe (UTC+1)

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: No

Portfolio: https://www.albertodenia.com/portfolio

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/albertodn/

Email: contact@albertodenia.com

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SEEKING FREELANCE WORK | Senior iOS Developer

New comment by albertodenia in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (July 2026)"

albertodenia — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 21:40:57 +0000

Location: Spain, Europe (UTC+1)

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: No

Portfolio: https://www.albertodenia.com/portfolio

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/albertodn/

Email: contact@albertodenia.com

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SEEKING FREELANCE WORK | Senior iOS Developer

New comment by albertodenia in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (June 2026)"

albertodenia — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 21:11:15 +0000

Location: Spain, Europe (UTC+1)

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: No

Portfolio: https://www.albertodenia.com/portfolio

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/albertodn/

Email: contact@albertodenia.com

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New comment by albertodenia in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (May 2026)"

albertodenia — Fri, 01 May 2026 18:27:40 +0000

Location: Spain, Europe (UTC+1)

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: No

Portfolio: https://www.albertodenia.com/portfolio

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/albertodn/

Email: contact@albertodenia.com

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New comment by albertodenia in "Playdate’s handheld changed how Duke University teaches game design"

albertodenia — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 08:38:59 +0000

I'm genuinely curious: do you mean successful as "played a lot" or as "commercially successful"? Do you think Playdate is a viable market for indie devs? Btw it'd also be great to check your games, if you'd like to share some links!

New comment by albertodenia in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (April 2026)"

albertodenia — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:11:21 +0000

Location: Spain, Europe (UTC+1)

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: iOS, Swift, SwiftUI, UIKit, Objective-C, SwiftData, CoreData, Swift Concurrency, Swift Testing, XCTest, CloudKit, StoreKit. CI/CD pipelines (Bitrise, Fastlane), product analytics (Segment, Amplitude, Braze), error tracking (Sentry, Crashlytics). LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic), agentic engineering tools (Cursor, Claude Code, Codex). Also web (SvelteKit, Typescript, Tailwind) and backend (Node, Supabase, Vercel, AWS).

Portfolio: https://www.albertodenia.com/portfolio

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/albertodn/

Email: contact@albertodenia.com

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SEEKING FREELANCE WORK | Senior iOS Developer

New comment by albertodenia in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (February 2026)"

albertodenia — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 07:18:28 +0000

Location: Spain, Europe (UTC+1)

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: iOS, Swift, SwiftUI, UIKit, Objective-C, SwiftData, CoreData, Swift Concurrency, Swift Testing, XCTest, CloudKit, StoreKit. CI/CD pipelines (Bitrise, Fastlane), product analytics (Segment, Amplitude, Braze), error tracking (Sentry, Crashlytics). LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic), agentic engineering tools (Cursor, Claude Code, Codex). Also web (SvelteKit, Typescript, Tailwind) and backend (Node, Supabase, Vercel, AWS).

Portfolio: https://www.albertodenia.com/portfolio

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/albertodn/

Email: contact@albertodenia.com

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SEEKING FREELANCE WORK | Senior iOS Developer