<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: fmdv</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=fmdv</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 05:14:45 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=fmdv" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by fmdv in "Canonical Under Attack"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Still completely borked for me.<p>Err:1 <a href="https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/git-core/ppa/ubuntu" rel="nofollow">https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/git-core/ppa/ubuntu</a> noble/main amd64 git amd64 1:2.54.0-0ppa1~ubuntu24.04.1
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E: Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with --fix-missing?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 01:13:09 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48016909</link><dc:creator>fmdv</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48016909</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48016909</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by fmdv in "Ask HN: Do you have any evidence that agentic coding works?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I code powershell, and what really worked for me was defining a highly detailed and specific rules file that outlines exactly what kind of output I want. This includes coding style, design patterns, example function structure, and a whole other bunch of requirements.<p>In augment code (or any other IDE agent integration), I can just @powershell-advanced-function-design at the top so the agent references my rule file, and then I list requirements after.<p>Things like:<p>- Find any bugs or problems with this function and fix them.<p>- Optimize the function for performance and to reduce redundant operations.<p>- Add additional comments to the code in critical areas.<p>- Add debug and verbose output to the function.<p>- Add additional error handling to the function if necessary.<p>- Add additional validation to the function if necessary.<p>It was also essential for me to enable the "essential" MCP servers like sequential thinking, context7, fetch, filesystem, etc.<p>Powershell coding isn't particularly complex, so this might not work out exactly how you want if you're dealing with a larger codebase with very advanced logic.<p>Another tangent: Figma Make is actually extremely impressive. I tried it out yesterday to create a simple prompt manager application, and over a period of ~30min I had a working prototype with:<p>- An integrated markdown editor with HTML preview and syntax highlighting for code fences.<p>- A semi-polished UI with a nice category system for organizing prompts.<p>- All required modals / dialogs were automatically created and functioned properly.<p>I really think agentic coding DOES work. You just have to be very explicit with your instructions and planning.<p>YMMV.</p>
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