Hacker News: codyklimdev

New comment by codyklimdev in "Satya Nadella: "We need to find something useful for AI""

codyklimdev — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 14:38:39 +0000

Don't forget buying heroin from a dodgy .onion link!

New comment by codyklimdev in "The mushroom making people hallucinate tiny humans"

codyklimdev — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 18:20:21 +0000

Great show!

New comment by codyklimdev in "Ask HN: Anyone else finding it impossible to land a job?"

codyklimdev — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 20:59:46 +0000

I sent out roughly 1,000 job apps last year and I had maybe a dozen interviews. Expecting worse hit rates this year. For reference, I'm a mid level web dev with 4 y.o.e. I have lots of friends with similar resumes (or better in some cases) who can't get a call back to save their lives. So no, you're definitely not alone. Unless you have a best friend somewhere, or already have a senior title with more than 7 y.o.e., the door seems to be shut.

But hey, keep on paddling! We'll get there.

New comment by codyklimdev in "Ask HN: Share your personal website"

codyklimdev — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 19:35:32 +0000

codyklim.dev

I probably need to throw some polish on it but I'm not a good UI designer and don't care for visual fluff

New comment by codyklimdev in "Ask HN: Why are software developers not using Background coding agents?"

codyklimdev — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 14:43:51 +0000

I haven't used them because I'm a big learn-by-doing guy that is constantly looking to expand or strengthen my skillset. Using a background coding agent takes all of the tinkering and debugging out of it, which is great if I just want results quickly, but completely counterintuitive if my goal is to become a better developer/engineer/architect/whatever.

New comment by codyklimdev in "The rapid rise and slow decline of Sam Altman"

codyklimdev — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 20:14:18 +0000

True but I think if Pie In The Sky marketing leads to a catastrophic market crash and an economic depression, Sam Altman does deserve to be held accountable in some respect

New comment by codyklimdev in "Is "AI vibe coding" making prototyping worse inside real companies?"

codyklimdev — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 19:02:29 +0000

From what I've seen it's easier with vibe coding / LLM tools to get a prototype built, but it's more difficult to initially flesh that prototype out and begin proper product development. Of course the business doesn't know this, or care, so I think the impact it has on the business overall is fairly negative.

New comment by codyklimdev in "Ask HN: Should I shutdown my 20 year old SaaS sideline?"

codyklimdev — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 18:56:55 +0000

If you make $10k/yr you could hire a contractor to refactor it for a few grand, maybe more. It'd be worth it not to shut it down wholesale.

Also I see some people are throwing their hats in the ring in the comments below, I'd be willing to take a look. My email is on my profile.

New comment by codyklimdev in "The rapid rise and slow decline of Sam Altman"

codyklimdev — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 18:49:01 +0000

I've been wondering for a while if Sam is going to become an Elizabeth Holmes style figure with all of his talk about "a magic intelligence in the sky" and that in 5 years AI will replace 95% of marketing work. It seems like he's set up impossible promises, it'll be interesting to see what comes from their non-delivery.

New comment by codyklimdev in "Influencers and OnlyFans models are dominating U.S. O-1 visa requests"

codyklimdev — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 18:31:13 +0000

I wonder how much "OnlyFans models applying for O-1 visas" is just sex trafficking with a thin veneer

New comment by codyklimdev in "Tell HN: Happy New Year"

codyklimdev — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 14:53:55 +0000

Happy New Year from Indiana!

New comment by codyklimdev in "LLMs Are Not Fun"

codyklimdev — Tue, 30 Dec 2025 14:22:29 +0000

If you're using your YouTube and TikTok addictions to build things that other people can use, go nuts

New comment by codyklimdev in "Ask HN: What are you building as a side-project or side-hustle in 2026?"

codyklimdev — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 14:33:45 +0000

My friend uses GarageBand to record her podcasts and says it sucks, I'm trying to build an app that'll make it easier for her (and other non-technical people) to record podcasts. Aiming to make it super simple, fun to use, not serious as a DAW but just enough to hit the ground running.

New comment by codyklimdev in "Stop Slopware"

codyklimdev — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 19:08:21 +0000

I like programming as a craft, but the kinds of coding I do for fun and the kinds of coding I do for profit look very, very different. So, for my work programming I use AI a lot more than I do in my own time.

After all, my work (for the moment) is just about pushing features to keep the PMs happy ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

New comment by codyklimdev in "Tell HN: HN was down"

codyklimdev — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 20:30:07 +0000

I thought HN traffic got blocked on my work's network for a second, phew! My lunch breaks would've gotten a lot more dull.

New comment by codyklimdev in "Is America's jobs market nearing a cliff?"

codyklimdev — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:58:32 +0000

I haven't been around for much (27 y.o. with 4 y.o.e.) but I've applied for probably 500 jobs in the past 6 months, and had maybe 4 interviews out of it. It's tough out here.

New comment by codyklimdev in "Why don't people return their shopping carts?"

codyklimdev — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 20:29:48 +0000

Did she ram her car through the front door?

New comment by codyklimdev in "Why Your Best Engineers Are Interviewing Elsewhere, CodeGood"

codyklimdev — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 18:55:26 +0000

Took the words right out of my mouth, couldn't agree more

New comment by codyklimdev in "Why aren't smart people happier?"

codyklimdev — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 19:27:02 +0000

I think beyond a certain level surplus IQ begins to cause problems. While still useful, the amount of self-sabotage and thought spirals the brain can generate with the extra power can cause neuroses and unhappiness on a larger scale than those less intelligent are capable of. Combine it with higher societal expectations and it's no great mystery to me why smarter people seem unhappier.

Just my thoughts anyways. I'm a dev, not a psychologist.

New comment by codyklimdev in "Female spies are waging 'sex warfare' to steal Silicon Valley secrets"

codyklimdev — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 19:06:57 +0000

That's the spirit!