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New comment by herrherrmann in "Cleaning up after AI rockstar developers"

herrherrmann — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:25:07 +0000

I’m sure the general premise around AI-generated code is accurate. That being said, I’ve definitely had interesting moments where e.g. Claude produced code that matched the pre-existing codebase quite nicely, and slowly started building up its memory of how new pieces fit into the codebase in an idiomatic way. Then again, it started to throw in Tailwind-based CSS classes all of a sudden, because it assumed that Tailwind had been set up (it wasn’t).

New comment by herrherrmann in "Perry Compiles TypeScript directly to executables using SWC and LLVM"

herrherrmann — Sat, 30 May 2026 07:16:52 +0000

> IMO the maintenance story is more or less solved if you can keep AI agents refactoring and improving it in a loop.

That’s a weak argument, though, if the future of AI is totally unreliable when it comes to cost and quality. Right now I definitely wouldn’t want to depend on being able to infinitely access AI tools for such an important part of the toolchain.

Aside from that it’s just not attractive to trust a project made by one person.

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

herrherrmann — Tue, 26 May 2026 05:52:57 +0000

Did they? Genuine question, because I do wonder if people in some industries in the past were ever anxious about these specific things (especially skill attrition).

New comment by herrherrmann in "Search engines alternatives now that Google isn't Google anymore"

herrherrmann — Mon, 25 May 2026 12:54:24 +0000

Works well for me! Have been using Kagi for well over a year now. (I assume you’re talking about the German search results, not their German UI.)

New comment by herrherrmann in "Using Kagi Search with Low Vision"

herrherrmann — Fri, 22 May 2026 05:54:27 +0000

You mean the search results are loading slow? I’ve sometimes noticed that, but not really to a degree that it was significantly worse than Google.

New comment by herrherrmann in "London Mayor Blocks Palantir"

herrherrmann — Thu, 21 May 2026 17:24:14 +0000

Yes.

New comment by herrherrmann in "The Future of Obsidian Plugins"

herrherrmann — Wed, 13 May 2026 09:21:27 +0000

I had the same worries! It’s great to be positively surprised that it’s all good news in Obsidian’s case.

New comment by herrherrmann in "I'm going back to writing code by hand"

herrherrmann — Mon, 11 May 2026 10:11:18 +0000

That workflow just sounds exhausting to me. Would I always need to consider how much of a blast radius my AI-generated code might have? Sounds like there’s so much extra management going into these micro decisions that it ultimately defeats the purpose of generating code altogether.

I could see value in using it during the prototyping phase, but wouldn’t like to work like you described for a serious project for end users.

New comment by herrherrmann in "Why TUIs are back"

herrherrmann — Sun, 03 May 2026 19:24:15 +0000

There are a lot of points in there that are just generally bad in modern applications – e.g. UI inconsistencies, lack of automation and general configurability (shared ways to handle windows, layouts, keyboard shortcuts, etc.). I think it’s fair to say these things are just hugely lacking in modern operating systems. Linux might come close, but only with lots of tinkering. macOS is clearly lost and degrading now, and Windows was never close to having these qualities.

I don’t know if TUIs will be the answer, but it’s an interesting development!

New comment by herrherrmann in "Windows quality update: Progress we've made since March"

herrherrmann — Sun, 03 May 2026 07:25:11 +0000

Sometimes it’s just about using the path of least resistance. I’ve also contributed to Apple Maps’ and Google Maps’ data, even though I’d prefer to exclusively contribute to OSM and other open platforms instead. But, it was just easier to go through a quick form in the (Apple|Google) Maps app, because that’s where I was at that point in time. Maybe the excuse is laziness and/or force of habit?

Edit: I also imagine the reach of the mainstream platforms to be much higher (e.g. Windows vs. Linux or Google Maps user reviews vs. ).

New comment by herrherrmann in "VS Code inserting 'Co-Authored-by Copilot' into commits regardless of usage"

herrherrmann — Sun, 03 May 2026 07:03:55 +0000

Maybe the GitHub comments didn’t properly load due to the weekly partial outage.

New comment by herrherrmann in "Industrial design files for Keychron keyboards and mice"

herrherrmann — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 20:38:57 +0000

They have at least the Q11 as a split keyboard model. Or did you mean something else?

Thoughts on AI for Software Development

herrherrmann — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:51:12 +0000

Article URL: https://herrherrmann.net/blog/thoughts-on-ai-for-software-development/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47716137

Points: 3

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New comment by herrherrmann in "The Appalling Stupidity of Spotify's AI DJ"

herrherrmann — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 10:17:54 +0000

Nice idea! Let’s hope that some other platform executes this (let’s be honest, Spotify doesn’t care about humans in any way).

New comment by herrherrmann in "“This is not the computer for you”"

herrherrmann — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:41:07 +0000

Depends on the kid’s hobby and purpose of the computer. I’ve always known that MacBooks are better for music making (especially driver hassle, audio signal reliability, etc.). Could I afford a MacBook as my first laptop? No. Did I buy a second-hand MacBook as soon as I could afford it, and have been happy with it since? Yes. As a teenager, I would’ve loved to buy a new MacBook for 500/600€.

I’m sure most other applications are less Mac-optimized, though (software development, 3d/graphics editing, gaming, …).

New comment by herrherrmann in "Ki Editor - an editor that operates on the AST"

herrherrmann — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 16:54:33 +0000

Thank you for that! I find it really daunting to try a new editor, but having a vs code extension as an entry point really helps me and increases the chances of trying it out soon!

New comment by herrherrmann in "New iPad Air, powered by M4"

herrherrmann — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 15:12:07 +0000

I wouldn’t put too much hope into foldables, at least not because of Apple’s involvement. They also released the Vision Pro. And there’s still the unsolved(?) problem of the screens getting easily scratched/destroyed if they’re not heavily protected and kept clean. (There are some informative teardown videos, e.g. by JerryRigEverything.)

New comment by herrherrmann in "/e/OS is a complete, fully “deGoogled” mobile ecosystem"

herrherrmann — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 10:56:54 +0000

Absolutely. This is handled very badly, and I was also surprised about the bad UX on that screen.

New comment by herrherrmann in "Leaving Google has actively improved my life"

herrherrmann — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 21:57:28 +0000

Apple is very anti-consumer, locking devices down, using planned obsolescence, fighting hard against movements for more open and fairer market practices and standards (e.g. switching to the standard USB-C port, allowing third-party app stores, exploiting developers releasing software on their platforms).

New comment by herrherrmann in "You Want to Visit the UK? You Better Have a Google Play or App Store Account"

herrherrmann — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 14:27:54 +0000

It doesn’t really seem like humorous hyperbole, though. It’s currently just factually incorrect. And it’s in your power to fix it, especially if you agree now in retrospect!