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Funny how the two top comments are contradictory. We need better than anecdotes to understand what the new models bring.

neon_diogenes 2mo ago
Here’s one difference I have seen. I forgot I had a multi-session audio probe running while trying to repro audio glitches, and Fable came back with: “your pops are already on tape.” Interesting choice of words. Phrased so casually. It picked a low-tech idiom that fit the situation instead of giving some sterile technical answer. That kind of language and context awareness never happened for me with Opus, or gpt 5.5.
cyanydeez 2mo ago
you're living in the age of AI; not AGI. Also, there's pretty much zero moderation on HN, so astroturfing is likely streaming through just as bad as reddit. It' sjust noit as obvious because it's a smaller scoped website.
jfrbfbreudh 2mo ago
I didn’t mention my case since it’s quite esoteric, but I am working on an application using the Apple RoomPlan API, which is very powerful but very limited in customizability. Opus simply couldn’t alter the scanning view for me, it would try things over and over and eventually started making up parameters and passing them hoping it would work. Completely failed, but I knew it was possible because a competitor app does it. Fable also failed, then added log lines (as did Opus, but Opus failed to do anything useful with them) and then reversed engineered the API, and made it work.
jchanimal 2mo ago
Since Fable, my legit infrastructure project has turned into the sort of thing I can do 95% on my phone. It’s reliable enough instead of doing big reviews, I’ve just been giving it smaller tasks, and dozens in parallel. I created a skill that’s focused on getting PRs merge-ready, and now my attention is fully back where it should be, on deciding what changes will make the product better. Our entire stack is Apache 2.0 open source, including the agent docs, so if you wanna try sitting at a higher level of abstraction, install the skill in your repo or just clone our whole project and start adding features: https://good.vibes.diy/blog/beast-mode-skill-for-claude-code https://good.vibes.diy/blog/beast-mode-skill-for-claude-code
- dimitrios1 2mo ago
  This reads like a paid testimonial.
  - jchanimal 2mo ago
    If by that you mean I paid a lot to learn this. But at least I typed it with my own two hands.
    - dimitrios1 2mo ago
      I am glad! But you are indeed selling your own product here, correct?
      - zsoltkacsandi 2mo ago
        This seems like a blog post with a link to a github repo. So I am not sure what product you are referring to.
  - aerhardt 2mo ago
    The website linked is an utter mess. In design and performance.

neon_diogenes 2mo ago

Here’s one difference I have seen. I forgot I had a multi-session audio probe running while trying to repro audio glitches, and Fable came back with: “your pops are already on tape.” Interesting choice of words. Phrased so casually. It picked a low-tech idiom that fit the situation instead of giving some sterile technical answer. That kind of language and context awareness never happened for me with Opus, or gpt 5.5.

cyanydeez 2mo ago

you're living in the age of AI; not AGI. Also, there's pretty much zero moderation on HN, so astroturfing is likely streaming through just as bad as reddit. It' sjust noit as obvious because it's a smaller scoped website.

jfrbfbreudh 2mo ago

I didn’t mention my case since it’s quite esoteric, but I am working on an application using the Apple RoomPlan API, which is very powerful but very limited in customizability. Opus simply couldn’t alter the scanning view for me, it would try things over and over and eventually started making up parameters and passing them hoping it would work. Completely failed, but I knew it was possible because a competitor app does it. Fable also failed, then added log lines (as did Opus, but Opus failed to do anything useful with them) and then reversed engineered the API, and made it work.

jchanimal 2mo ago

Since Fable, my legit infrastructure project has turned into the sort of thing I can do 95% on my phone. It’s reliable enough instead of doing big reviews, I’ve just been giving it smaller tasks, and dozens in parallel. I created a skill that’s focused on getting PRs merge-ready, and now my attention is fully back where it should be, on deciding what changes will make the product better. Our entire stack is Apache 2.0 open source, including the agent docs, so if you wanna try sitting at a higher level of abstraction, install the skill in your repo or just clone our whole project and start adding features: https://good.vibes.diy/blog/beast-mode-skill-for-claude-code https://good.vibes.diy/blog/beast-mode-skill-for-claude-code

dimitrios1 2mo ago
This reads like a paid testimonial.
- jchanimal 2mo ago
  If by that you mean I paid a lot to learn this. But at least I typed it with my own two hands.
  - dimitrios1 2mo ago
    I am glad! But you are indeed selling your own product here, correct?
    - zsoltkacsandi 2mo ago
      This seems like a blog post with a link to a github repo. So I am not sure what product you are referring to.
- aerhardt 2mo ago
  The website linked is an utter mess. In design and performance.