Joris Vankerschaver
@jvkersch.bsky.social
Applied mathematician at Ghent University Global Campus in Incheon, South Korea. Former scientific software developer, Python coder.
Thank you @umbislupo.bsky.social. The user-defined sequence alignments feature was contributed by github.com/alirezaomidi. Happy to see further adoption of the package!
January 7, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Thank you @umbislupo.bsky.social. The user-defined sequence alignments feature was contributed by github.com/alirezaomidi. Happy to see further adoption of the package!
You can define it yourself using that other nifty LaTeX macro, \solvehaltingproblem.
August 5, 2025 at 2:26 AM
You can define it yourself using that other nifty LaTeX macro, \solvehaltingproblem.
Impressions:
- Very easy to get the first 90% right
- Very difficult to finish it off exactly right
- Actually a great way to learn a new API
The last is what sells it for me: being dropped right where the action is, and having the model act as a thought amplifier, not as a stand-in.
- Very easy to get the first 90% right
- Very difficult to finish it off exactly right
- Actually a great way to learn a new API
The last is what sells it for me: being dropped right where the action is, and having the model act as a thought amplifier, not as a stand-in.
July 29, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Impressions:
- Very easy to get the first 90% right
- Very difficult to finish it off exactly right
- Actually a great way to learn a new API
The last is what sells it for me: being dropped right where the action is, and having the model act as a thought amplifier, not as a stand-in.
- Very easy to get the first 90% right
- Very difficult to finish it off exactly right
- Actually a great way to learn a new API
The last is what sells it for me: being dropped right where the action is, and having the model act as a thought amplifier, not as a stand-in.
- The tokens: burned through about $15 worth of tokens, covered by my subscription. Not sure the funding model ($20/month plan) will be sustainable...
July 22, 2025 at 11:12 PM
- The tokens: burned through about $15 worth of tokens, covered by my subscription. Not sure the funding model ($20/month plan) will be sustainable...
What didn't work so well:
- Had to take the wheel a few times. Maybe not so bad: I want to spend my time on the deep stuff after all.
- The delay! So long that you get bored, not long enough that you can reliably switch away.
- Had to take the wheel a few times. Maybe not so bad: I want to spend my time on the deep stuff after all.
- The delay! So long that you get bored, not long enough that you can reliably switch away.
July 22, 2025 at 11:12 PM
What didn't work so well:
- Had to take the wheel a few times. Maybe not so bad: I want to spend my time on the deep stuff after all.
- The delay! So long that you get bored, not long enough that you can reliably switch away.
- Had to take the wheel a few times. Maybe not so bad: I want to spend my time on the deep stuff after all.
- The delay! So long that you get bored, not long enough that you can reliably switch away.
What went well:
- Just letting it do its thing and watching it get 95% right is magical.
- Going through multiple iterations is a breeze.
- Seamless integration with GitHub -- writing a custom command is just a matter of adding a new prompt.
- Just letting it do its thing and watching it get 95% right is magical.
- Going through multiple iterations is a breeze.
- Seamless integration with GitHub -- writing a custom command is just a matter of adding a new prompt.
July 22, 2025 at 11:12 PM
What went well:
- Just letting it do its thing and watching it get 95% right is magical.
- Going through multiple iterations is a breeze.
- Seamless integration with GitHub -- writing a custom command is just a matter of adding a new prompt.
- Just letting it do its thing and watching it get 95% right is magical.
- Going through multiple iterations is a breeze.
- Seamless integration with GitHub -- writing a custom command is just a matter of adding a new prompt.
In the end, took me much longer with Claude (2 days of on-off attention) than manual (2 hours of focus work), but my effort was much less. I could see myself doing 2-3 tasks that used to be intensive at the same time this way.
July 22, 2025 at 11:12 PM
In the end, took me much longer with Claude (2 days of on-off attention) than manual (2 hours of focus work), but my effort was much less. I could see myself doing 2-3 tasks that used to be intensive at the same time this way.
Very happy I converted my slide decks to Quarto last few years, this format is a breeze for Claude (both to edit and to get info about). I can't imagine doing this with PowerPoint.
July 22, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Very happy I converted my slide decks to Quarto last few years, this format is a breeze for Claude (both to edit and to get info about). I can't imagine doing this with PowerPoint.
... which increases the temperature of my office by about 0.002 ℃ assuming various thermodynamics nonsenses
May 6, 2025 at 1:11 PM
... which increases the temperature of my office by about 0.002 ℃ assuming various thermodynamics nonsenses
Nice read; reminiscent of how many of us switched to Python after getting disappointed with Matlab's high licensing fees.
March 31, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Nice read; reminiscent of how many of us switched to Python after getting disappointed with Matlab's high licensing fees.
Condensed the main idea just in time for my intro class on complex numbers:
March 31, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Condensed the main idea just in time for my intro class on complex numbers:
Del Ferro's formula
March 28, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Del Ferro's formula