<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: ricw</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=ricw</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 03:27:49 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=ricw" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by ricw in "Phoenix LiveView 1.2"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>It works great for a number of reasons<p>- it’s functional making it much easier to reason about for LLMs (eg no side effects)<p>- it’s compiled (including the html template), so the LLM get instant feedback if something is off and can fix it quicker<p>- it’s more concise than other frameworks (language, framework, no front/backend split) and consequently you hit the max token limit much less frequently<p>- it has excellent tailwind support<p>I told a business partner to just use claude for certain tasks a year ago, and it failed miserably in python where it succeeded in elixir/phoenix liveview. This was a regular occurrence. 
LLMs have obviously progressed since, but the principle still stands that they work much better in elixir than python.<p>So in short: it’s great and arguably better than most other languages and frameworks</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:21:32 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48526971</link><dc:creator>ricw</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48526971</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48526971</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by ricw in "Moving away from Tailwind, and learning to structure my CSS"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I disagree with that conclusion. I see tailwind as a cleaner more succinct version of css that is much easier to manage and add features too.<p>Sure it’s not as dry, but I’ve been bitten in this regard because css framework and templates are so intransparent, preventing me from simply changing padding or margin.<p>CSS is too detailed and too verbose. Frameworks like bootstrap are too high level and don’t give enough control. Tailwind hits the sweet spot whilst allowing me to be detailed if I want to. It allows me to just get it done.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 18:34:27 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48162590</link><dc:creator>ricw</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48162590</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48162590</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by ricw in "HERMES.md in commit messages causes requests to route to extra usage billing"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Unsure how true that is. Google cloud is tiny compared to aws for a reason.<p>It matters. People will switch if you piss them off.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:41:35 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47954310</link><dc:creator>ricw</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47954310</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47954310</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by ricw in "Tesla tells HW3 owner to 'be patient' after 7 years of waiting for FSD"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>But how? In the states you can’t even take legal action but are forced into arbitration?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 23:49:05 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47811850</link><dc:creator>ricw</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47811850</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47811850</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by ricw in "France to ditch Windows for Linux to reduce reliance on US tech"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Munich is a bad example - they were effectively „bought out“ by Microsoft by investing hugely into the local economy in the form of offices and employees. It was also two parties that kept flip flopping with different priorities.
Linux itself had some hiccups but was fine from what I recall.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:24:34 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47720444</link><dc:creator>ricw</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47720444</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47720444</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by ricw in "First MacBook Neo Benchmarks Are In"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Had similar thoughts until googling what the cheapest Chromebook on Amazon costs: $139.<p>I’d still get a Neo and for students it’s probably the right choice - chromebooks are just a browsers after all.<p>But pricing wise this laptop is a decade too late. The netbook of the day (chromebooks?) are just unbelievably cheap. 
Apple will still sell millions of these and keep on eating up market share.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 14:19:43 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47275191</link><dc:creator>ricw</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47275191</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47275191</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by ricw in "We put Claude Code in Rollercoaster Tycoon"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Tidewave.ai does exactly that. It’s made Claude code so much more functional. It provides mcp servers to<p>- search all your code efficiently 
- search all documentation for libraries
- access your database and get real data samples (not just abstract data types)
- allows you to select design components from your figma project and implements them for you
- allows Claude to see what is rendered in the browser<p>It’s basically the ide for your LLM client. It really closes the loop and has made Claude and myself so much more productive. 
Highly recommended and cheap at $10/month<p>Ps: my personal opinion. I have Zero affiliation with them</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2026 13:27:05 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46667651</link><dc:creator>ricw</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46667651</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46667651</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by ricw in "Apple is fighting for TSMC capacity as Nvidia takes center stage"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>They do bin their chips. Across the range (A- and M-series) they have the same chip with fewer / disabled cpu and gpu cores. You pray a premium for ones with more cores. Unsure about the chip frequencies - Apple doesn’t disclose those openly from what I know.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 16:37:44 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46635151</link><dc:creator>ricw</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46635151</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46635151</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by ricw in "Postgres extension complements pgvector for performance and scale"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>All in one of course. That’s the biggest advantage. And why postgres is great - it covers virtually all standard use cases.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 19:59:46 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46437318</link><dc:creator>ricw</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46437318</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46437318</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by ricw in "Postgres extension complements pgvector for performance and scale"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Depends on the query and I don’t have exact numbers of the top of my head, but we’re talking low 100ms range for something pgvector itself wasn’t able to handle in a reasonable amount of time.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 19:58:21 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46437301</link><dc:creator>ricw</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46437301</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46437301</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by ricw in "Postgres extension complements pgvector for performance and scale"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I’ve been using this since early this year and it’s been great. It was what convinced me to just stick to Postgres rather than using a dedicated vector db.<p>Only working with 100m or so vectors, but for that it does the job.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 16:03:25 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46434657</link><dc:creator>ricw</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46434657</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46434657</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by ricw in "The EU made Apple adopt new Wi-Fi standards, and now Android can support AirDrop"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Apple probably wouldn’t have changed to usbc for their phones. Lightning was a mobile phone / other development, whilst usbc and its contributions came from their Mac department.<p>They did not like each others standards. I know Apple engineers working on the phone who dislike the change even up to this day…</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 22:28:13 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46063082</link><dc:creator>ricw</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46063082</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46063082</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by ricw in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2025)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Truetax | Senior/Staff Software Engineer - Elixir/Phoenix LiveView | San Francisco (Hybrid) or REMOTE (US) | Full-time<p>Truetax builds software to streamline government tax administration and make society more equitable. We're working with state and local governments to modernize their tax systems using GenAI agents and workflow automation.<p>We're looking for a Senior/Staff engineer who can ship fast while maintaining quality. You'll work directly with our co-founders (experienced entrepreneurs with multiple venture-backed exits) to design and build cutting-edge GenAI-powered systems.<p>If you're curious, self-motivated, and energized by complex government workflows, we'd love to hear from you.<p>For full details and to apply please visit: <a href="https://wellfound.com/l/2BLYjJ" rel="nofollow">https://wellfound.com/l/2BLYjJ</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 19:06:59 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45803001</link><dc:creator>ricw</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45803001</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45803001</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by ricw in "Apple M5 chip"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>The beta has been accessible to the public including the electron devs for 2+ months.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2025 13:17:49 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45604977</link><dc:creator>ricw</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45604977</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45604977</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by ricw in "Qualcomm to acquire Arduino"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Curious what the better frameworks are these days? Are they tied to specific hardware like arduino was? And what language do they use?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2025 14:54:48 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45503862</link><dc:creator>ricw</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45503862</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45503862</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by ricw in "TikTok 'directs child accounts to pornographic content within a few clicks'"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Instagram is the same. Had to install it for a dev project and it was disgusting. Social media just can’t be trusted.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2025 13:39:46 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45462912</link><dc:creator>ricw</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45462912</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45462912</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by ricw in "AI is ushering in a 'tiny team' era"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Just do both? Need an adequate network for that though which new school ai vibe entrepreneurs might lack…</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2025 23:05:38 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44341399</link><dc:creator>ricw</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44341399</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44341399</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by ricw in "LLMs and Elixir: Windfall or deathblow?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I've been using elixir / phoenix / liveview for a year now, basically since LLM coding has been a thing and it's been transformative. The usual "getting started" problems were so diminished that i feel like i hardly missed a beat. The usual "this won't compile / how do i do this in a new unknown language" issues that previously could have taken hours to resolve were basically gone. My LLM pair programmer just took care of it.
Coming from python / django / cue, it's a breath of fresh air. It's so much easier as all the paradigms come built in with the stack (async workers, etc). The elixir / erlang library is surprisingly complete.<p>With regards to producing code, it seems to be doing very well. The most impressive thing it did for me was a PDF OCR from scratch using google cloud. All i had to do was plug in my credentials, hook up the code and it just worked. Magic.<p>Highly recommended.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 15:54:56 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44192889</link><dc:creator>ricw</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44192889</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44192889</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by ricw in "Web search on the Anthropic API"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>No reference here but found this out the hard way too. Google search Ali is Utterly useless in fact and entirely different search results vs using the web. Bing is better. Haven’t tried ksgi yet</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 12:32:50 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43925500</link><dc:creator>ricw</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43925500</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43925500</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by ricw in "Waiting for Postgres 18: Accelerating Disk Reads with Asynchronous I/O"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>The question should be the other way around: why mongodb? It’s not ACID compliant so has major down sides…</p>
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