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New comment by vipipiccf in "Scoring Show HN submissions for AI design patterns"

vipipiccf — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 09:01:08 +0000

I'm a backend developer. I can read and write frontend, but AI tools have genuinely helped me there. From a product dev perspective, they empower the storytelling and visualization of technical work while I stay focused on the problem-solving itself.

That said, the AI slop problem is real. Most of it has very little depth. I'd love a sidebar tool that rates submissions on engineering rigor so projects with real technical depth don't get overlooked, and there's a clear differentiator between pure vibe-coding and engineering-backed work.

New comment by vipipiccf in "Show HN: Real-Real-Time Chat"

vipipiccf — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 08:45:51 +0000

I tried it, the idea might be good for short chats and fast-moving discussions, since it avoids interrupting other people mid-thought. I feel it is only for very specific use cases.

New comment by vipipiccf in "ChatGPT for Excel"

vipipiccf — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 06:45:53 +0000

I've had the same experience. Copilot for Excel can't even parse basic cell references. Meanwhile Claude handles document formatting in one pass. The catch is it works externally, not inside the app, but at least it works.

The MCP ecosystem is what makes this interesting. Claude isn't just a chat panel bolted onto existing software, it's building integrations that actually manipulate the files. Microsoft had the distribution advantage but they're losing on capability.