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This matches with my experience so far. One question is how quickly will AI tooling close the gap where beginners can truly be effective.
addyo.substack.com/p/the-70-pro...
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The 70% problem: Hard truths about AI-assisted coding
A field guide and why we need to rethink our expectations
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December 9, 2024 at 3:28 PM
This matches with my experience so far. One question is how quickly will AI tooling close the gap where beginners can truly be effective.
addyo.substack.com/p/the-70-pro...
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I asked Cursor + Claude to respond like they're British, so it
(a) has a monocle (!?)
(b) writes responses like formal letters and
(c) apologises for everything.
It's perfect 🥹
(a) has a monocle (!?)
(b) writes responses like formal letters and
(c) apologises for everything.
It's perfect 🥹
December 5, 2024 at 8:31 AM
I asked Cursor + Claude to respond like they're British, so it
(a) has a monocle (!?)
(b) writes responses like formal letters and
(c) apologises for everything.
It's perfect 🥹
(a) has a monocle (!?)
(b) writes responses like formal letters and
(c) apologises for everything.
It's perfect 🥹
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Staying alive until you make it!
TIL Cursor initially started as an email writing tool before pivoting. 🤯
This is way more inspiring, more touching, and more likely to be learned from than some founders' "earning 100,000 dollars in 2 days" story
TIL Cursor initially started as an email writing tool before pivoting. 🤯
This is way more inspiring, more touching, and more likely to be learned from than some founders' "earning 100,000 dollars in 2 days" story
December 5, 2024 at 1:15 PM
Staying alive until you make it!
TIL Cursor initially started as an email writing tool before pivoting. 🤯
This is way more inspiring, more touching, and more likely to be learned from than some founders' "earning 100,000 dollars in 2 days" story
TIL Cursor initially started as an email writing tool before pivoting. 🤯
This is way more inspiring, more touching, and more likely to be learned from than some founders' "earning 100,000 dollars in 2 days" story
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Having now Cursor Composer suggest changes, then run the tests, and fix its proposals iteratively is a whole new level in the agentic coding workflow. I don't even have to run the tests myself and share the terminal results with it.
December 5, 2024 at 2:17 PM
Having now Cursor Composer suggest changes, then run the tests, and fix its proposals iteratively is a whole new level in the agentic coding workflow. I don't even have to run the tests myself and share the terminal results with it.
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Been playing a lot with front-end in windsurf - just using ai prompting to get the results I'm looking for. Figuring out how to work WITH the AI agent vs just telling it what to do makes such a difference. Few tips that I've picked up on recently... 🧵
December 5, 2024 at 5:12 AM
Been playing a lot with front-end in windsurf - just using ai prompting to get the results I'm looking for. Figuring out how to work WITH the AI agent vs just telling it what to do makes such a difference. Few tips that I've picked up on recently... 🧵
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Woah. Windsurf AI replicated our design on the first try WITH our theming.
I spent 2 hours with GitHub Copilot Workspace and couldn't get anything remotely close.
Don't get me started on how bad Gemini for Android Studio is.
I spent 2 hours with GitHub Copilot Workspace and couldn't get anything remotely close.
Don't get me started on how bad Gemini for Android Studio is.
December 5, 2024 at 4:34 AM
Woah. Windsurf AI replicated our design on the first try WITH our theming.
I spent 2 hours with GitHub Copilot Workspace and couldn't get anything remotely close.
Don't get me started on how bad Gemini for Android Studio is.
I spent 2 hours with GitHub Copilot Workspace and couldn't get anything remotely close.
Don't get me started on how bad Gemini for Android Studio is.
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✍️ "Hard truths about AI-assisted coding" tips & tricks in my latest article: bit.ly/ai-assisted
While AI-Assisted coding can get you 70% of the way there (great for prototypes or MVPs), the final 30% requires significant human intervention for quality and maintainability.
While AI-Assisted coding can get you 70% of the way there (great for prototypes or MVPs), the final 30% requires significant human intervention for quality and maintainability.
December 5, 2024 at 12:07 AM
✍️ "Hard truths about AI-assisted coding" tips & tricks in my latest article: bit.ly/ai-assisted
While AI-Assisted coding can get you 70% of the way there (great for prototypes or MVPs), the final 30% requires significant human intervention for quality and maintainability.
While AI-Assisted coding can get you 70% of the way there (great for prototypes or MVPs), the final 30% requires significant human intervention for quality and maintainability.
😂 Lovingly hand-coded.
I recently turned off copliot/codeium and not sure I'll go back. Plus I'm pretty sure I can now refer to my code as "artisanal".
✍️ "Hard truths about AI-assisted coding" tips & tricks in my latest article: bit.ly/ai-assisted
While AI-Assisted coding can get you 70% of the way there (great for prototypes or MVPs), the final 30% requires significant human intervention for quality and maintainability.
While AI-Assisted coding can get you 70% of the way there (great for prototypes or MVPs), the final 30% requires significant human intervention for quality and maintainability.
December 5, 2024 at 2:09 PM
😂 Lovingly hand-coded.
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How AI became my dev partner. I shared about how Cursor AI supercharged my site migration. Here’s a deep dive into my experiment with what is probably the biggest thing in the developer industry this year.
December 5, 2024 at 8:47 AM
How AI became my dev partner. I shared about how Cursor AI supercharged my site migration. Here’s a deep dive into my experiment with what is probably the biggest thing in the developer industry this year.
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I asked Cursor + Claude to respond like they're British, so it
(a) has a monocle (!?)
(b) writes responses like formal letters and
(c) apologises for everything.
It's perfect 🥹
(a) has a monocle (!?)
(b) writes responses like formal letters and
(c) apologises for everything.
It's perfect 🥹
December 5, 2024 at 2:02 PM
🤣
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I see 3 levels of software building:
Director: you only work with prompts. Black box.
Manager: you are technical and you understand the code, but probably won’t write much.
Engineer: you own every line of code & you use AI to create snippets to incorporate.
Which level are you happiest working at?
Director: you only work with prompts. Black box.
Manager: you are technical and you understand the code, but probably won’t write much.
Engineer: you own every line of code & you use AI to create snippets to incorporate.
Which level are you happiest working at?
December 2, 2024 at 6:23 PM
I see 3 levels of software building:
Director: you only work with prompts. Black box.
Manager: you are technical and you understand the code, but probably won’t write much.
Engineer: you own every line of code & you use AI to create snippets to incorporate.
Which level are you happiest working at?
Director: you only work with prompts. Black box.
Manager: you are technical and you understand the code, but probably won’t write much.
Engineer: you own every line of code & you use AI to create snippets to incorporate.
Which level are you happiest working at?
Will MCP be able to handle the code editing use cases across languages? Do we need a standardized protocol on top of MCP or instead of MCP just for code editing agents to use?
We need an LSP for AI.
The current moat for AI editors is 'don't make me copy and paste.' There's lots of opportunity for improvement. For example, Zed (the code editor) is using Anthropic's Model Context Protocol for AI integration. I hope it gets traction.
The current moat for AI editors is 'don't make me copy and paste.' There's lots of opportunity for improvement. For example, Zed (the code editor) is using Anthropic's Model Context Protocol for AI integration. I hope it gets traction.
December 5, 2024 at 1:54 PM
Will MCP be able to handle the code editing use cases across languages? Do we need a standardized protocol on top of MCP or instead of MCP just for code editing agents to use?
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When can Cursor have smth like Clippy and tell me when I'm doing something dumb
Something like:
"Hmm, looks like you're trying to do this... that's wrong"
😂
#buildinpublic
Something like:
"Hmm, looks like you're trying to do this... that's wrong"
😂
#buildinpublic
December 5, 2024 at 11:21 AM
When can Cursor have smth like Clippy and tell me when I'm doing something dumb
Something like:
"Hmm, looks like you're trying to do this... that's wrong"
😂
#buildinpublic
Something like:
"Hmm, looks like you're trying to do this... that's wrong"
😂
#buildinpublic
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Did you know?
The Cursor IDE has a powerful edit mode (hit CMD+K to enable it).
I find it quite useful for finding edge cases in my imperative #FlutterDev code.
It doesn't always get it right, though! So make sure you tweak the output as needed and discard any unwanted changes. 🙇♂️
The Cursor IDE has a powerful edit mode (hit CMD+K to enable it).
I find it quite useful for finding edge cases in my imperative #FlutterDev code.
It doesn't always get it right, though! So make sure you tweak the output as needed and discard any unwanted changes. 🙇♂️
December 5, 2024 at 10:12 AM
Did you know?
The Cursor IDE has a powerful edit mode (hit CMD+K to enable it).
I find it quite useful for finding edge cases in my imperative #FlutterDev code.
It doesn't always get it right, though! So make sure you tweak the output as needed and discard any unwanted changes. 🙇♂️
The Cursor IDE has a powerful edit mode (hit CMD+K to enable it).
I find it quite useful for finding edge cases in my imperative #FlutterDev code.
It doesn't always get it right, though! So make sure you tweak the output as needed and discard any unwanted changes. 🙇♂️
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At last, Cursor finally adapted the "generate commit message" button from VSCode 🥺
December 5, 2024 at 10:54 AM
At last, Cursor finally adapted the "generate commit message" button from VSCode 🥺
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★ The Principles of Developer AI Product Development
In this post I talk about lessons learned building products for developers in the new world of AI, making sure to bring the best of the human developer and the best of our massively scalable computers.
blog.almaer.com/principles-o...
In this post I talk about lessons learned building products for developers in the new world of AI, making sure to bring the best of the human developer and the best of our massively scalable computers.
blog.almaer.com/principles-o...
Principles of Developer AI Product Development
How do you build products and platforms for developers in a world that contains probabilistic black boxes that surprise you with what they can and can’t do, and when they decide to show you. From m…
blog.almaer.com
December 3, 2024 at 1:34 PM
★ The Principles of Developer AI Product Development
In this post I talk about lessons learned building products for developers in the new world of AI, making sure to bring the best of the human developer and the best of our massively scalable computers.
blog.almaer.com/principles-o...
In this post I talk about lessons learned building products for developers in the new world of AI, making sure to bring the best of the human developer and the best of our massively scalable computers.
blog.almaer.com/principles-o...
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🤖AI Code Editors are game changers but
There is one big problem with them
👉 It's so easy to loose context of your project's code
Few prompts later and your code have so many changes
That it's hard to tell exactly what is going on and where
#buildinpublic #AI #programming
There is one big problem with them
👉 It's so easy to loose context of your project's code
Few prompts later and your code have so many changes
That it's hard to tell exactly what is going on and where
#buildinpublic #AI #programming
December 3, 2024 at 12:08 PM
🤖AI Code Editors are game changers but
There is one big problem with them
👉 It's so easy to loose context of your project's code
Few prompts later and your code have so many changes
That it's hard to tell exactly what is going on and where
#buildinpublic #AI #programming
There is one big problem with them
👉 It's so easy to loose context of your project's code
Few prompts later and your code have so many changes
That it's hard to tell exactly what is going on and where
#buildinpublic #AI #programming
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I wrote up a review of Cursor and how I use it for software development, which seems to be a hot (and mildly controversial) topic these days: www.arguingwithalgorithms.com/posts/cursor...
How I write code using Cursor: A review
A personal review of Cursor, an LLM-powered coding tool.
www.arguingwithalgorithms.com
October 29, 2024 at 5:10 PM
I wrote up a review of Cursor and how I use it for software development, which seems to be a hot (and mildly controversial) topic these days: www.arguingwithalgorithms.com/posts/cursor...
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So I was watching this junior developer trying to use Github Copilot. He was trying to get it to fix some annoying bug in a Spring Boot controller, and kept getting more and more frustrated because he basically kept finding different ways to say "fix my bug" – and honestly, I can't blame him. 1/
December 3, 2024 at 3:25 PM
So I was watching this junior developer trying to use Github Copilot. He was trying to get it to fix some annoying bug in a Spring Boot controller, and kept getting more and more frustrated because he basically kept finding different ways to say "fix my bug" – and honestly, I can't blame him. 1/
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I switched from Xcode to Cursor for iOS development and made it work for building, testing, and running projects. Here's how 📱🔧🚀
December 3, 2024 at 4:00 PM
I switched from Xcode to Cursor for iOS development and made it work for building, testing, and running projects. Here's how 📱🔧🚀
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What do you all think of a tool that generates AI coding prompts by analyzing uploaded images (apps, mockups, or designs) to help developers build applications faster using platforms like Cursor, Bolt, and v0.
https://copycoder.ai/
#buildinpublic
https://copycoder.ai/
#buildinpublic
CopyCoder
Generate AI prompts based on uploaded images
copycoder.ai
December 3, 2024 at 4:28 PM
What do you all think of a tool that generates AI coding prompts by analyzing uploaded images (apps, mockups, or designs) to help developers build applications faster using platforms like Cursor, Bolt, and v0.
https://copycoder.ai/
#buildinpublic
https://copycoder.ai/
#buildinpublic
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Trying Windsurf by Codeium to finally tackle my love-hate with CSS (Bootcamp crew knows). instead of handing me code, it’s walking me through the why behind design choices, and honestly, it’s making me a smarter, more creative dev. Anyone else using AI editors to level up?
December 3, 2024 at 4:58 PM
Trying Windsurf by Codeium to finally tackle my love-hate with CSS (Bootcamp crew knows). instead of handing me code, it’s walking me through the why behind design choices, and honestly, it’s making me a smarter, more creative dev. Anyone else using AI editors to level up?
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Cursor is gradually becoming more agentic for coding. But it's a spectrum, not a binary
I suspect the path toward "agents" will look like this
Start with vertical SMEs in a tight human feedback loop, then slowly improve
I suspect the path toward "agents" will look like this
Start with vertical SMEs in a tight human feedback loop, then slowly improve
December 3, 2024 at 5:49 PM
Cursor is gradually becoming more agentic for coding. But it's a spectrum, not a binary
I suspect the path toward "agents" will look like this
Start with vertical SMEs in a tight human feedback loop, then slowly improve
I suspect the path toward "agents" will look like this
Start with vertical SMEs in a tight human feedback loop, then slowly improve