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I’ve known Hendrik for years, and he is one of the most talented developers I’ve ever met. I’m confident this project will become successful very quickly. Beyon
by mertbio 2mo ago
I’ve known Hendrik for years, and he is one of the most talented developers I’ve ever met. I’m confident this project will become successful very quickly. Beyond the project itself, what fascinates me most is how he single-handedly developed it by leveraging agentic coding.
- budsniffer952 2mo ago[flagged]
- Cyberdog 2mo agoAre you sure you read that here? I came back yesterday after a hiatus and I’ve been dismayed how many posts are just “yeah, I just run Claude all day” without a hint of embarrassment or shame.
- yard2010 2mo agoI agree with this sentiment so much but before I could figure I turned into it. I'm feeling torn - it's helping me write and ship good code as I couldn't before, but it feels like I don't understand the real price of using it non-stop.
- Quitschquat 2mo agoI run Claude all day, and produced some good shit, but I'll admit to being thoroughly embarrassed that I haven't looked at it all, won't make it public, won't put my name on it, won't pick a license. I'm depressed about the whole thing and might take it up with a therapist. My eyes are still rolling from GP's comment: > he single-handedly developed it by leveraging agentic coding
- well_ackshually 2mo ago>he single-handedly developed it by leveraging agentic coding so, unmaintained in a year because the sole developer got bored/didn't make money from it/burned out ? Great, I'll run my entire company on it!
- fatty_patty89 2mo agoare you ok? what do you need constant updates for on a self hosted chat server/client? it already looks like it has most of the features
- nozzlegear 2mo agoBug fixes and security patches, for one.
- budsniffer952 2mo agoFix it yourself.
- nozzlegear 2mo agoWhy would I do that? I'm not a domain expert in chat apps, and I've already got my own projects and software to fix. If I'm going to take on the maintenance of some chat app, why wouldn't I just build the whole ass thing myself from the beginning? Or, more prudently, why wouldn't I just skip over this one and find a chat app that's got a track record of continuing support so I don't give myself a headache down the road?
- blooalien 2mo agoIf you can find or build something better, nobody's tryin' to stop you from doin' it. To the contrary, the world could certainly use more decent options in this space. Having choices is a good thing. :)
- well_ackshually 2mo ago"why would you need features on the thing on which the vast majority of your company's interactions and unofficial note keeping and knowledge building is happening" is a fun question to ask, when the project in question doesn't have bot actions or webhooks.
- 0xbadcafebee 2mo agoI run Claude when it isn't broken, I run Opencode the rest of the time. I probably haven't written a line of code in months.
- budsniffer952 2mo agoYes. Every day. Look at the replies for crying out loud. Including yours. Why should anyone be embarrassed? You should be embarrassed that you think you are morally superior for not using Claude. Let me guess, you don't own a tv either? So cool. Claude is regularly finding bugs and security issues people like you slop coded into widely used tools.
- rootatixww3 2mo agodon't forget "where are all these beautiful apps that supposedly everybody vibe codes now?"
- nozzlegear 2mo agoWho says this? "Beautiful" vibecoded apps are a dime a dozen. Getting support or continued feature development for those beautiful apps after the developer's AIDHD moves on to their next half-baked idea is usually the differentiator between a good vibecoded app and a bad one.
- bakugo 2mo ago> But I read here every day that agents can't code. And that "real developers" spend more time fixing AI bugs than producing code, and it slows them down. This is all correct, though. I haven't tried this, but I can guarantee it's a buggy, incoherent mess, same as every other vibe coded app I've ever tried, no exceptions.
- Quitschquat 2mo agoYeah, the crap I vibe coded is buggy as hell too. It takes a lot of tokens and time to polish my agentic turds.
- cindyllm 2mo ago[dead]
- budsniffer952 2mo agoBetter learn to plumb bro
- Forgeties79 2mo agoThese kind of comments just spike the conversation and leave no room for nuanced opinions or discussion. A lot of garbage is also being produced and a lot of people have to clean it up, right? Hopefully that’s not too controversial of statement?
- AlexeyBelov 2mo ago> These kind of comments just spike the conversation and leave no room for nuanced opinions or discussion. It's a 20-something day old account.
- Forgeties79 2mo agoSadly lots of that these days.
- nullbio 2mo agoIt took him a year to build. So yeah, obviously if someone spends a year working on something with an LLM they can produce a good product. The slop we're seeing from people using AI is because they pump it out in a month or two and then call it a day.
- crote 2mo agoThe big question is: how do we tell the difference? If 99.9% of LLM-smelling projects is vibecoded garbage, why should anyone assume that your LLM-smelling project is the 0.1%? If I spend all day digging through dogshit to find the one diamond, I'll just end up going home empty-handed smelling of dogshit. AI tells are a giant red flag indicating to potential users not to waste time on it. Want people to take your new pet project seriously? Don't use AI! And yes, that does include even the genius 100x engineers who can use LLMs responsibly.
- ori_b 2mo ago[flagged]
- te_chris 2mo agoSpoilsport
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- urbandw311er 2mo agoWell that’s just snarky and not very nice. The guy has 30 years experience as a dev according to a sibling comment so it’s not as though it’s some vibe coded junk. Why do you believe a good dev can’t use AI to assist in writing great code?
- ori_b 2mo agoI'm not interested supporting in anyone who is willing to build on stolen property just so that we can accelerate enshittification and damage the environment. When the AI companies pay artists for their training material, stop building gas pipelines directly to data centers, and work on putting UBI in place before they try to replace all white collar labour, it may be worth revisiting. There's a reason that believing AI is bringing a better world is a more fringe position than believing in telekinesis. The AI companies are strip-mining the commons, and leaving the world worse off for it. Edit: it's interesting watching the votes on this bounce up and down between the people inside and outside of the pro-ai fringe react.
- Centigonal 2mo agoGood luck! The world needs more rms types (specifically referring to people who adhere strongly to moral principles over expedience)
- adwn 2mo agoAre you sure about "rms types" specifically? Stallman is very ineffective in his proselytization, owing to his complete refusal of any kind of compromise or concession to dissenting positions. This stance may keep your soul pure and righteous, but it won't bring you one millimeter closer to your objectives.
- czottmann 2mo agoI second that. I've personally known him for almost 30 years by now, and he's still one of the smartest, most experienced, and most curious devs I've ever met. All around good guy, would work with him again any day of the week.
- Bolwin 2mo agoHas he made anything else interesting?
- Drupon 2mo agoHow is that fascinating? That's what makes up most of the tedious Show HN posts these days.
- pjerem 2mo agoThere is a difference between vibe coding (asking an agent to generate an app from specifications) and leveraging agents to go faster on your vision. You can still decide to control the technical architecture and decisions and just let agents type on your behalf.
- jstummbillig 2mo agoThe anxious pendulum swings hard between "show me something real that is well done" and "what is interesting about it, that's what everyone does".